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Meaning of 'dike'
Meaning of 'dike' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Dike 
[ n.]
- A ditch; a channel for water made by digging. [ n.]- An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.
- A wall of turf or stone.
- A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
2. Dike [ v. i.]
- To work as a ditcher; to dig. [ v. i.]3. Dike [ v. t.]
- To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure
with a bank. [ v. t.]- To drain by a dike or ditch.
Meaning of 'dike' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. dike [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- enclose with a dike
- enclose with a dike
Example in sentence:
- dike the land to protect it from water
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