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Dyke

dʌɪk

Dyke definitions

noun

Inflections:

dike dikes dyke dykes

a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea

Synonyms:
jetty quay wharf dock landing landing stage landing place slipway marina waterfront breakwater mole groyne dyke sea wall embankment
- a low wall or earthwork serving as a boundary or defence
  
  "Offa's Dyke"
- a causeway
a ditch or watercourse

Synonyms:
trench trough channel dyke drain gutter gully moat duct watercourse conduit
an intrusion of igneous rock cutting across existing strata
a toilet

Synonyms:
lavatory bathroom facilities urinal privy latrine outhouse

verb

Inflections:

dike diked dikes diking dyke dyked dykes dyking

provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding

"they dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer"