slenk
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch slenke (“naturally-formed trench filled with water”), from slenken (“to make diminish”), causative of slinken (“to diminish”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
slenk f (plural slenken, diminutive slenkje n)
- (geology) graben
- (geography) small meandering salt-water inlet: creek
- naturally-formed trench filled with water