dike
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(verb) enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" |
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Synonyms: dyke |
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Related Words: enclose, inclose, shut in |
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(noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea |
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Synonyms: dam, dyke, levee |
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Related Words: Aswan Dam, Aswan High Dam, High Dam, Hoover Dam, barrier, floodgate, milldam, water gate, weir |
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