Page values for "Glossary:Dike"
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"definition" values
1 row is stored for this page| Term | dike |
| Definition | an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: * a ditch. * a bank of earth formed of material being excavated. * a causeway. |
| SourceURL | https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dike |
| Type | noun |
| Pronunciation | dīk |
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| Synonym | levee |
| Sentence | The dike system consists of 143 miles of levee, hurricane gates and other water control structures. |
| RelatedURL | https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/Herbert-Hoover-Dike/ |
| Poster | Admin |
| Postdate | 20191106092315 |
| TermID | D |
