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dyke

UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/

Translations

dykenoun
dykes
pl
UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/
The dyke was built to prevent flooding.
Дамба была построена, чтобы предотвратить наводнение.
The water flowed through the dyke into the fields.
Вода текла через канал на поля.
Additional translations
вал
насыпь
Synonyms
embankment
mound
bank
levee
ditch
dykeverb
dyked
Past Simple
dyked
Past Participle
dyking
Gerund
UK
/daɪk/
US
/daɪk/
Synonyms
barricade
bank
earthwork
protect
fortify
shore (up)
wall (up)
levee (verb)
bank (up)
embank
dam
dykeadjective
Attributive use of the noun (e.g., “dyke wall”)
Synonyms
lesbian
butch
masculine-presenting
masculine
queer
androgynous
stone butch

Definitions

dykenoun
A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea or a river.
The dyke was constructed to protect the town from the rising sea levels.
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea.
Farmers built a dyke to prevent the river from flooding their fields.
A geological formation consisting of a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body.
The geologist studied the dyke to understand the volcanic activity in the region.
(slang, often offensive) A lesbian, especially one perceived as masculine or tough.
Some activists have reclaimed the word "dyke" and use it with pride.
A ditch or trench dug for drainage or irrigation, especially in Scottish or Northern English usage.
Water collected in the narrow dyke that bordered the pasture.
dykeverb
To build, fortify, or protect with a dyke or dykes.
The low-lying fields were dyked to keep out the spring floods.
dykeadjective
Relating to, involving, or functioning as a dyke.
Dyke maintenance crews inspected the structure after the storm.
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