1. past tense of dike; built or protected with an embankment or wall to control water

Examples

• The farmers dyked the low-lying fields to prevent flooding.
• The coastal area was dyked centuries ago to reclaim land from the sea.
• They dyked the river to redirect its flow away from the town.
• The wetlands were dyked and drained for agricultural use.
• Engineers dyked the shoreline to protect against storm surges.