DIKE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of dike in English dikenoun [ C ] uk /daɪk/ us /daɪk/ Add to word list Add to word list another spelling of dyke Ditches, dams & tunnels

• cut
• cutting
• dam
• dam something up phrasal verb
• ditch
• dyke
• groin
• groyne
• ha ha
• inspection chamber
• spillway
• subway
• the Channel Tunnel
• the Chunnel
• trench
• trench warfare
• tunnel
• tunneller
• underpass

(Definition of dike from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

dike | American Dictionary

dikenoun [ C ] us /dɑɪk/

dike noun [C] (ROCK LAYER)

Add to word list Add to word list earth science a layer of newer rock that is created when melted rock flows into spaces in older rock and then hardens

dike noun [C] (WALL)

a long wall that prevents water, esp. from the sea, from flooding a place (Definition of dike from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of dike?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （dyke的另一種拼法）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （dyke的另一种拼法）… See more in Spanish variante ortográfica de "dyke":, dique, acequia… See more in Portuguese ortografia alternativa de "dyke":, dique, vala… See more in Polish in Turkish grobla, rów… See more set, bent, su kanalı… See more Need a translator?

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