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.
R
A ditch or channel that drains water from the land.
Farmers dug a dyke to drain the excess water from the fields.
R
A derogatory term for a lesbian.
translation
A barrier built to prevent water from flooding low-lying areas, especially from the sea.; A ditch or channel that drains water from the land.; A derogatory term for a lesbian.
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Plural
dykes