vluchtheuvel
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vluchten + heuvel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvlʏxtˌɦøː.vəl/
- Hyphenation: vlucht‧heu‧vel
Noun
vluchtheuvel m (plural vluchtheuvels or vluchtheuvelen, diminutive vluchtheuveltje n)
- A traffic island.
- A (usually artificial) hill used in the past as a refuge from flooding.
- (figuratively) A refuge.