IJsselmeer

American

[ahy-suhl-meyr] / ˈaɪ səlˌmeɪr /

Or Ijsselmeer

noun

a lake in the NW Netherlands: created by the diking of the Zuider Zee. 465 sq. mi. (1,204 sq. km).

IJsselmeer British

/ ɛisəlˈmeːr /

noun

English name: Ijssel Lake. a shallow lake in the NW Netherlands; formed from the S part of the Zuider Zee by the construction of the IJsselmeer Dam in 1932; salt water gradually replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River; fisheries (formerly marine fish, now esp eels). Area: (before reclamation) 3690 sq km (1425 sq miles). Estimated final area: 1200 sq km (465 sq miles)

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"The place tosses like the IJsselmeer on a rough day."

From Wind by Fontenay, Charles Louis

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