vertrek

Definitions of vertrek
  1. noun
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
    synonyms: kamer
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    windveer
    a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
    schuilkelder
    a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
    graf, grafkamer
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    cofferdam, kistdam, kisting
    large watertight chamber used for construction under water
    magneetkern
    the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
    cilinder
    a chamber within which piston moves
    kamer, kruitkamer
    chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
    haardpartij, stookinrichting
    an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
    schouw, stookgat, stookplaats
    (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
    smeltoven
    a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
    nevelkamer, nevelvat
    apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
    koepeloven
    a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
    smederij, smeltoven, smidse
    furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
    crematieoven, lijkoven, verbrandingsinstallatie, verbrandingsoven, vuilverbranding, vuilverbrandingsoven
    a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
    pottenbakkersoven
    a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
    mausoleum, praalgraf
    a large burial chamber, usually above ground
    carburateur, carburator, vergasser
    a furnace that burns oil
    gedenkteken, grafmonument, grafteken, herinneringsteken, monument
    a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
    klankbodem, klankbord, resonansbodem, resonantiebodem, zangbodem
    (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
    type of:
    heining, omheining, ruimte
    a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
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