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dike 1 of 2

noun

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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea

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as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth water flowed along the dike to the small pond

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dike

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verb

as in to fence

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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 27 Nov. 2022.

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