Definition of dike
(Entry 1 of 3)
2 civil engineering
a : a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 1) usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : levee
b : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable
dike
verbdiked; diking
Definition of dike (Entry 2 of 3)
2 civil engineering : to drain by a dike
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The first known use of dike was in the 13th century
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