Dike synonyms

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wall
Something resembling a wall in appearance, function, or construction, as the exterior surface of a body organ or part:
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embankment
A bank of earth, rubble, etc. used to keep back water, to hold up a roadway, or as part of a fortification
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barrier
A thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc.
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dam (related)
A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water.
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causeway
(Obs.) A paved way or road; highway
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spillway (related)
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riverbed (related)
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levee
An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
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river-bed (related)
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stream-bed (related)
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dyke
(UK) A ditch (rarely also refers to similar natural features, and to one natural valley, Devil's Dyke, Sussex, due to a legend that the devil dug it).
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bank
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
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channel
(Broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
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ditch
A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
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watercourse
A channel for water, as a canal or stream bed
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batholith (related)
A massive, dome-shaped formation of intrusive igneous rock, usually granite, that is thought to have originated far beneath the earth's surface, forms the base of mountain ranges, and is often found exposed as the result of long periods of erosion
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butch
(Slang) A woman, esp. a lesbian, whose appearance, manner, etc. is that which is traditionally regarded as masculine
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Dike Sentence Examples

  • The height of the dike ranges to 40 in.

  • The gain would be the addition to the kingdom of a new and fertile province of the area of North Brabant, a saving of expenses on dikes, diminution of inundations, improvement of communication between the south and the north of the kingdom, protection of isles of the sea, &c. The costs were calculated as follows: (I) enclosing dike, sluices, and regulation of Zwolsche Diep, £1,760,000; (2) reclamation of four polders, £5,200,000; (3) defensive works, £400,000; (4) indemnity to fishermen, £180,000; total, £7,540,000.

  • These rise generally only a few feet above the level of the sea, and are crowned by a single house standing on an artificial mound and protected by a surrounding dike or embankment.

  • These are represented by the famous sea dikes called the Westkapelle dike and the Hondsbossche Zeewering, or sea-defence, which were begun respectively in the first and second halves of the 15th century.

  • In 1901 the government introduced a bill in the States General, based on the recommendations of the commission, providing for enclosing the Zuider Zee by building a dike from the North Holland coast, through the Amsteldiep to Wieringen and from that island to the Friesland coast at Piaam; and further providing for the draining of two portions of the enclosed area, namely the N.W.

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