dike
/daɪk/ sustantivo C2En español: dique
- An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
- A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.
- A raised causeway.
- A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.
- A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.
- A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- An embankment formed by the spoil from the creation of a ditch.
- A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
Plural dikes
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