dike
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4.6
- noun
- /daɪk/
- US
:
dique
- I'd walk along the promenade on top of the dike, in the wind blowing from faraway depths.
- building dikes
- dikes and canals
- dikes and levees
You can save a lot of land by building a foot of dike or two.
- You can save a lot of land by building a foot of dike or two.
- it took this, this thumb out of the dike or whatever in my soul
- Now where the body was was on known dikes path.
Examples
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If there's a country that's experienced with building dikes and managing water, it's the Netherlands.
Blog text (25) -
The dike has been abandoned.
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You can save a lot of land by building a foot of dike or two.
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"Then what are you doing on the dike this time of day?"
Fiction book (1997) -
"The Mississippi River broke through a protective dike today."
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Business and school personnel, along with a few homeowners, built dikes around their properties in hopes of protecting them.
Academic text (2013) -
Approaching the Great Wall in scale, the dikes stretch more than 400 miles across the North China Plain.
Academic text (1992) -
The facades of the houses along the dike, sculpted in maritime designs, still clutched shreds of waves.
Fiction book (1991) -
Old drainage patterns can be reestablished, levees and dikes rebuilt, and irrigation systems restored.
Academic text (1990) -
The town constructed a strong dike to prevent flooding during heavy rains.
Synonyms
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1.8
A barrier across a river that holds back water
60
7.2
A raised bank along a river that stops flood water from reaching land
22
5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
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8.2
A low wall across a river that controls water flow and helps catch fish
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6.4
A wall built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbor from waves
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4.4
A wall built to hold back soil or water on one side
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4.4
A high wall that stops flood water from entering an area
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dike comes from an old English word meaning 'ditch' or 'bank', and it is the same root as the common word ditch, so a dike is a raised earth bank that keeps water out, like the famous Dutch sea walls.