duinpan

Definitions of duinpan
  1. noun
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    synonyms: pan
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    kuil
    a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
    konijnehol, konijnenhol, konijnenpijp, konijnepijp
    a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits
    wormgat, wormsteek
    hole made by a burrowing worm
    drijfzand, loopzand, welzand
    a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
    zandafgraving, zanderij, zandgraverij, zandgroeve
    a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
    huurkazerne, mensenpakhuis, woonkazerne
    a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
    type of:
    bluts, buts, deuk, kom, laagte
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  2. noun
    a small valley between mountains
    synonyms: pan
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    vallei
    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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