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dyke
UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/
Translations
dykes
pl
UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/
The dyke was constructed to protect the town from the rising sea levels.
La digue a été construite pour protéger la ville de la montée du niveau de la mer.
Additional translations
Synonyms
dyked
Past Simple
dyked
Past Participle
dyking
Gerund
UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/
The low-lying fields were dyked to keep out the spring floods.
Les champs en contrebas ont été endigués pour empêcher les crues printanières d’entrer.
Attributive use of the noun (e.g., “dyke wall”)
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The dyke was constructed to protect the town from the rising sea levels.
Farmers built a dyke to prevent the river from flooding their fields.
The geologist studied the dyke to understand the volcanic activity in the region.
Some activists have reclaimed the word "dyke" and use it with pride.
Water collected in the narrow dyke that bordered the pasture.
The low-lying fields were dyked to keep out the spring floods.
Dyke maintenance crews inspected the structure after the storm.