vloedgolf (English: “tidal wave / flood wave”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Tidal/flood wave that, combined with an aardbeving (earthquake), destroyed Oelèë Lheuë in August 1936.
Translation
tidal wave / flood wave
Description
Tidal/flood wave that, combined with an aardbeving (earthquake), destroyed Oelèë Lheuë in August 1936.
Significance
The term vloedgolf is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 47.