Main Entry: ¹dike

Pronunciation: \ˈdīk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to Old English dīc ditch — more at ditch

Date: 13th century

1 : an artificial watercourse : ditch
2 a : a bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : levee b : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable
3 a : a raised causeway b : a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure