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dike embankment
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Embankment — may refer to: * A levee or dike (construction), an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea * Embankment (transportation), in transportation, a raised bank to carry a… … Wikipedia
Dike — (d[imac]), n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS. d[imac]c dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich pond, Icel. d[imac]ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige; perh. akin to Gr. tei^chos (for qei^chos) wall, and even E. dough; or perh. to Gr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dike — dike1 [dīk] n. [ME < OE dic & ON diki, akin to DITCH, Du dijk, Ger deich < IE base * dhēigw , * dhīgw , to pierce, fasten > L figere, FIX] 1. [Now Brit. Dial.] a) a ditch or watercourse b) the bank of earth thrown up in digging a ditch … English World dictionary
dike — O.E. dic trench, ditch; an earthwork with a trench; moat, from P.Gmc. *dik (Cf. O.N. diki ditch, fishpond, O.Fris. dik mound, dam, M.Du. dijc mound, dam, pool, Du. dijk dam, Ger. Deich embankment ), from PIE root *dheigw … Etymology dictionary
Dike (construction) — A dike (or dyke), levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. [ Citation | title=Levees and Other Raised Ground | author=Henry Petroski |… … Wikipedia
dike — dike1 diker, n. /duyk/, n., v., diked, diking. n. 1. an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town. 2. a ditch. 3. a bank of earth… … Universalium
dike — I or dyke I [[t]daɪk[/t]] n. v. diked, dik•ing 1) civ an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river 2) civ ditch 3) civ a bank of earth formed of material being excavated 4) civ causeway 5) an obstacle; barrier 6) … From formal English to slang
dike — daɪk n. embankment constructed to control water, earthwork, rampart, canal v. build a dike; protect with an embankment; drain with a canal or ditch … English contemporary dictionary
dike — 1. noun a) The northern English form of ditch. b) <!also UK?A ditch and bank running alongside each other. Syn: bank, embankment, dam, levee, breakwater … Wiktionary
dike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. embankment, levee; ditch. See enclosure, defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embankment, wall, barrier; see dam 1 … English dictionary for students
embankment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dike, mole, bulwark, bank, wall, levee; barrier, rampart. See defense, enclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dike, breakwater, bank, causeway; see dam 1 , dock 1 , hill … English dictionary for students
