Polyglot Dictionary

Deichbruch

/ˈdaɪ̯çˌbʁʊx/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

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N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Deichbrüche

Meaning

  1. dyke breach

    Built from Deich (dyke) + Bruch (break).

    • Ein Deichbruch drohte.

      A dyke breach threatened.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Deich dyke
  • Bruch break

Similar words

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English

dam

Close — a dyke breach relates to a dam.

Practice

1 What does Deichbruch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ drohte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Deichbruch?

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