steunpaal

Definitions of steunpaal
  1. noun
    the act of propping up with shores
    synonyms: schoorpaal
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    type of:
    oplegging
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  2. noun
    the land along the edge of a body of water
    synonyms: kust, schoorpaal, zeekust
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    bobpiste, bobsleebaan, kust, zeekust
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    kustgebied, kuststreek, zandgebied, zandstrand, zandwoestijn
    the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
    landverkenning
    the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
    strand
    the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
    type of:
    aardkunde, geologie
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
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