noun
- plural of dike; embankments or barriers built to control or prevent flooding from water
- plural of dike; a ditch or channel dug to carry water for drainage or irrigation
- plural of dike; a tabular body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of surrounding rock
Usage: geology
verb
- third person singular present of dike; to protect or control with a dike or dikes
Examples
- The dikes along the river were reinforced before the storm.
- Dutch engineers built extensive dikes to reclaim land from the sea.
- Farmers dug dikes to irrigate their fields during the dry season.
- The dikes in the delta region protect the low-lying communities from flooding.
- Geologists studied the dikes of volcanic rock exposed in the canyon walls.
- The government dikes the coastal areas to prevent saltwater intrusion.