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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of wier (“seaweed”) + riem (“belt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋiːr.rim/
- Hyphenation: wier‧riem
Noun
wierriem m (plural wierriemen)
- an outer wall made of eelgrass or seaweed, supported by wooden fencing; historically used as the primary barrier of certain dikes
- 1844, Duco Johannes Storm Buysing, Handleiding tot de kennis der waterbouwkunde voor de kadetten van den waterstaat en der genie, Vol. 1, publ. by Broese & comp., p. 383.
Deze wierriemen pakken zich op den duur zeer vast in een en wederstaan den sterksten golfslag,- These seaweed barriers compress very tightly in length of time and resist the strongest battering of waves,
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