Synonyms for dike

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dahyk

Phonetic Transcription : daɪk

Définition of dike

Origin : Old English dic "trench, ditch; an earthwork with a trench; moat," from Proto-Germanic *dik- (cf. Old Norse diki "ditch, fishpond," Old Frisian dik "mound, dam," Middle Dutch dijc "mound, dam, pool," Dutch dijk "dam," German Deich "embankment"), from PIE root *dheigw- "to pierce, fasten" (cf. Sanskrit dehi- "wall," Old Persian dida "wall, stronghold, fortress," Persian diz).
At first "an excavation," later (late 15c.) applied to the resulting earth mound; a sense development paralleled by cognate forms in many other languages. This is the northern variant of the word that in the south of England yielded ditch (n.).

noun embankment

Example sentences :

After that, he dragged the corpse to the dike and threw it in.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

I jumped the dike and crossed the fields instead of taking the road.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

On my way home from the inn I lay down in the dike and fell asleep.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

She stumbled once into the dike; then laughed and went on again.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

I have reason to believe the creek bed above the dike is a rich placer.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

As they approached the dike her hasty steps quickened to a run.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

They went up to the top of the dike, and waited for the commissioner to come to them.
Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott

The road to it lay along the dike, and formed the street of a little village.
Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott

There were pretty gardens by them, which extended down the slope of the dike.
Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott

There were a great many wind mills here and there along the dike.
Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott

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