单词 | dike |
释义 | dike 1 also dyke ![]() n. 1. a. An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods. b. Chiefly British A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands. 2. A barrier blocking a passage, especially for protection. 3. A raised causeway. 4. A ditch; a channel. 5. Geology A long mass of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rock. tr.v.diked, dik•ing, dikes also dyked or dyk•ing or dykes 1. To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike. 2. To drain with dikes or ditches. [Middle English, fromOld Englishdīc, trench; see dhīgw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots, and fromOld Norsedīki, ditch.] dikern. ![]() mafic dikes (the darker rock) in a mountain of granodiorite |
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