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What is another word for dike?

Pronunciation: [dˈa͡ɪk] (IPA)

Dike is a word that refers to a long wall or embankment built to protect land from flooding. In engineering, it is also known as an earthwork. There are several synonyms for the word dike, such as levee, embankment, barrack, breakwater, dam, and seawall. These words are used interchangeably depending on the context and the location of the project. A levee is a natural or man-made feature that holds water, while an embankment is a raised structure of earth that prevents water from reaching the land. A barrack, breakwater, dam, and seawall also have different implications depending on the situation and purpose for which they are used.
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Usage examples for Dike

dike cutting through shale, Anglesea.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
dike was young Ben, sixteen; and old Ben had no need to try his hand at him.
"Half Portions"
Edna Ferber
dike looked from one to the other, alarm and unbelief on his face.
"Half Portions"
Edna Ferber

Famous quotes with Dike

  • By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
    Edmund Burke
  • There is incredible value in being of service to others. I think if most of the people in therapy offices were dragged out to put their finger in a dike, take up their place in a working line, they would be relieved of terrible burdens.
    Elizabeth Berg
  • To start with there was Shora. Shora was a fishing village in Holland. It lay on the shore of the North Sea in Friesland, tight against the dike. Maybe that was why it was called Shora. It had some houses and a church and tower. In five of those houses lived the six school children of Shora, so that is important. There were a few more houses, but in those houses lived no children— just old people. They were, well, just old people, so they weren't too important. There were more children, too, but young children, toddlers, not school children— so that is not so important either.
    Meindert DeJong

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