dike
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[edit] English
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- Rhymes: -aɪk
[edit] Etymology
- Old English dīċ (the source of both 'ditch' and 'dike', the southern English 'c' being soft while the northern was hard).
[edit] Noun
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dike (plural dikes)
- (British) The northern English form of ditch.
- A ditch and bank running alongside each other.
- A barrier of stone or earth used to hold back water and prevent flooding.
- 1891: Hale, Susan. Mexico, 100, London: T. Fisher Unwin.
- The king of Texcuco advised the building of a great dike, so thick and strong as to keep out the water.
- 1891: Hale, Susan. Mexico, 100, London: T. Fisher Unwin.
- (pejorative) A lesbian, especially a manly or unattractive lesbian.
- (geology) A body of once molten igneous rock that was injected into older rocks in a manner that crosses bedding planes.
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barrier of stone or earth
long, narrow excavation
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barrier of stone or earth
entrenchment
- Dutch: sloot f.
- French: fossé m.
- German: Graben m.
- Italian: fosso m.
- Portuguese: trincheira f.
For translations in the sense of "lesbian", see dyke.
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dike
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| Inflection for dike | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | dike | diket | diken | dikena |
| Genitive | dikes | dikets | dikens | dikenas |
- ditch; A small body of flowing water in a constructed channel, for irrigation or drainage.
- The area next to the road.
- Han körde i diket med sin nya bil. = He went off the road with his new car.
