| W-factor |
wegingsfactor |
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| Wadden Sea |
Waddenzee |
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| Wadden Sea (The Wadden sea is a shallow sea extending along the North Sea coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. It is a highly dynamic ecosystem with tidal channels, sands, mud flats, salt marshes, beaches, dunes, river mouths and a transition zone to the North Sea, the offshore zone. Most parts of the Wadden Sea, in particular in The Netherlands and Lower Saxony, are sheltered by barrier islands and contain smaller or wider areas of intertidal flats. The present form of the Wadden Sea is the result of both natural forces and action by man. Twice a day, on average, 15 km3 of sea water enter the Wadden sea. With the water from the North Sea, large amount of sand and silt are imported which settle in places with little water movement. During low tides large parts of the Wadden Sea emerge. These so-called tidal flats cover about 2/3 of the tidal area and are one of its most characteristic features. Nowhere in the world can such a large unbroken stretch of tidal flats be found. They accountfor 60% of all tidal areas in Europe and North Africa) |
Waddenzee |
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| Waddenzee Regional Coordinating Committee |
Cooerdinatiecollege Waddenzeegebied |
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| wage system |
loonstelsel |
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| wage system (System which compensates the employees with a fixed sum per piece, hour, day or another period of time, covering all compensations including salary) |
loonstelsel |
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| waiver |
concessie |
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| wall (A vertical construction made of stone, brick, wood, etc., with a length and height much greater than its thickness, used to enclose, divide or support) |
muur |
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| war |
oorlog |
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| war (A conflict or a state of hostility between two or more parties, nations or states, in which armed forces or military operations are used) |
oorlog |
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| war victim (A person that suffers from the destructive action undertaken as a result of an armed conflict between two or more parties, particularly death, injury, hardship, loss of property or dislocation) |
oorlogsslachtoffer |
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| warfare-related hazardous site |
verontreinigd oorlogsterrein |
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| warm-blooded animal |
warmbloedige dier |
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| warm-blooded animal |
warmbloedig dier |
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| warm-blooded animal (Animal which has a body temperature that stays the same and does not change with the temperature of its surroundings) |
warmbloedig dier |
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| warm-blooded animal |
homoiotherme dier |
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| warning plan |
waarschuwingsplan |
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| warning plan (A scheme or method of acting developed in advance to notify as quickly as possible the affected population of any sudden, urgent and usually unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action) |
waarschuwingsplan |
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| warning signal |
alarmsignaal |
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| warning system |
alarm-/waarschuwingssysteem |
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