kustverdediging
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom kust (“coast”) + verdediging (“defence”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkʏst.fɛrˌdeː.də.ɣɪŋ/, /ˈkʏst.fərˌdeː.də.ɣɪŋ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kust‧ver‧de‧di‧ging
Noun
editkustverdediging f (plural kustverdedigingen, diminutive kustverdediginkje n)
- (uncountable, military) coastal defence
- (uncountable, water management) coastal flood defence
- (countable) work of coastal defence