dyke
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/daɪk/
🇬🇧
/daɪk/
noun
R
A barrier built to prevent water from flooding low-lying areas, especially from the sea.
The dyke protected the village from the sea's high tides.
堤壩保護村莊免受海潮的侵襲。
R
A ditch or channel that drains water from the land.
Farmers dug a dyke to drain the excess water from the fields.
農民挖了一條堤壩來排掉田裡的積水。
R
A derogatory term for a lesbian.
translation
堤壩, 排水溝, 女同性戀者（貶義）
詞形變化
Plural
dykes