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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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