terp
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- noun
- Specialized
- The ancient village was built on a terp to stay safe during floods.
Examples
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Farmers relied on the terp to protect their homes from rising water.
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The farmer built a terp to protect his crops from flooding.
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Archaeologists discovered artifacts buried deep within the terp near the coast.
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Many terps were constructed along the riverbank.
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The ancient village was built on a terp to stay safe during floods.
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Farmers relied on the terp to protect their homes from rising water.
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Many terps were constructed along the riverbank.
Synonyms
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A small raised area of earth or stones
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A small rounded mound that rises above low ground
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A pile of earth or stones made by people as a barrier
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Etymology
Terp for a raised home hill comes from a local word in the Netherlands where people built small mounds to keep houses above flood water, and the old word meant 'mound' or 'safe ground'. So terp now means a man-made hill built to stay above floods.