Dike

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river 1.2 a ditch. 1.3 a bank of earth formed of material being excavated. 1.4 a causeway. 1.5 British Dialect . a low wall or fence, esp. of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land. 1.6 an obstacle; barrier. 1.7 Geology . 1.8 Chiefly Australian Slang . a urinal. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to furnish or drain with a dike. 2.2 to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike 3 Synonyms 3.1 noun

Noun

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.

a ditch.

a bank of earth formed of material being excavated.

a causeway.

British Dialect . a low wall or fence, esp. of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land.

an obstacle; barrier.

Geology .

a long, narrow, cross-cutting mass of igneous rock intruded into a fissure in older rock.

a similar mass of rock composed of other kinds of material, as sandstone.

Chiefly Australian Slang . a urinal.

Verb (used with object)

to furnish or drain with a dike.

to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike

to dike a tract of land.

Synonyms

noun

bank , barrier , causeway , channel , ditch , dyke , embankment , levee , watercourse