The meaning of Dyke

Dyke – definition

noun
A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
Usage examples:
Ponds are separated by dikes that prevent flooding and provide access routes to the ponds for elect…
noun
A ditch or watercourse.
Usage examples:
They were also carrying out routine checks of dykes, rivers and ditches in the area, and mr hankins…
noun
An intrusion of igneous rock cutting across existing strata.
Usage examples:
Evidently, the wealth of minerals found at brumado is related to the intrusion of igneous dikes and…
noun
A toilet.

verb
Provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
Usage examples:
They dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer

noun
A lesbian.

noun
A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from covering an area, or a channel dug to take water away from an area

Dyke translation into English

Dyke: translate from English into Chinese

堤防, 堤, 坝, 塘, 堤围

Dyke: translate from English into Dutch

Dijk, Dam, Sloot, Waterkering, Met een sloot omgeven, Indijken, Kloof, Gracht

Dyke: translate from English into French

Digue, Gouine, Fossé, Endiguer, Levée, Mur, Muret, Passage, Barrer, Barricade, Faire une levée

Dyke: translate from English into German

Deich, Damm

Dyke: translate from English into Hindi

बांध, डाइक, तटबंध, सेतु, स्र्कावट, रोक, खाई, नाली, नाला, बंद, आड़, खंदक, भित्ति, ख़ंदक़

Dyke: translate from English into Italian

Diga, Argine

Dyke: translate from English into Korean

제방

Dyke: translate from English into Russian

Дамба, Дайка, Плотина, Преграда, Дейк, Защитная дамба, Гать, Запруда, Препятствие, Сточная канава, Канава, Ров, Каменная ограда, Дерновая ограда, Защищать дамбой, Окапывать рвом, Осушать канавами, Мочить в канавах, Уборная

Dyke: translate from English into Spanish

Dique, Lesbiana, Tortillera, Acequia, Canal, Puta, Estacada

Word origin

1930s: origin uncertain: probably from bull dyke.

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Dyke – similar words

dyked

verb
Provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
Usage examples:
They dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer

noun
A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
Usage examples:
Ponds are separated by dikes that prevent flooding and provide access routes to the ponds for elect…

noun
A ditch or watercourse.
Usage examples:
They were also carrying out routine checks of dykes, rivers and ditches in the area, and mr hankins…

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