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    What is the thing known as Terp, Wierde, Woerd, Warf, Warft, Werf, Wurt and Værft?

    Question #124456. Asked by author. (Dec 16 11 10:58 PM)


    daBomb619

    		It's an artificial dwelling hill, a mound created to provide safe ground during high tide and river floods.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_dwelling_hill

    Dec 16 11, 11:42 PM
    sportsherald

    		That would be a flood refuge, artificial dwelling-hill; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_dwelling_hill

    Basically, an ancient precaution against one's village getting flooded, in a low-lying area.

    Dec 16 11, 11:42 PM

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