noun
dike
dyk
noun
1
A long wall or embankment built to hold back water and prevent flooding.
"The village relies on an old dike to keep the river out."
How to Use Dike
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA barrier, usually of earth, built to hold back water.
Common mistake
"Dike" and "dyke" are variant spellings of the same flood-barrier word; "dyke" is more common in British English.
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Word Forms
diked past tense, diked past tense, dikes singular, dikes singular
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