The Dutch equivalent of ‘Inuits have 50 words for snow’. All of these refer to artificial bodies of water that are longer than they are wide.

  • Delf
  • Diep
  • Gracht
    • Stadsgracht
    • Slotgracht
    • Kasteelgracht
  • Greppel
  • Grift
  • Kanaal
  • Plomp(erd)
  • Singel
  • Sloot
  • Tocht
  • Vaart
    • Trekvaart
    • Ringvaart
  • Vest
  • Vliet
  • Watergang
  • Watering
  • Waterloop
  • Wetering
  • Waterweg
  • Zwet

Translations/examples to be added.

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