| 单词 | summer dyke |
| 释义 | > as lemmassummer dyke summer dyke n. (esp. in the Netherlands and Germany) an embankment or dam built to protect low-lying land from ordinary tides and minor floods.Typically the smaller of a pair of dykes, with a larger winter dyke situated further inland; cf. winter dyke n. 2. ΚΠ 1816 Times 13 July If the water continues to rise 24 hours longer,..the summer dikes must give way. 1875 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 42 iv. 280 The dams are of two kinds, the light summer dyke, strong enough for summer storms, and the winter dyke, which is calculated to resist the heaviest weather. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 15 July 873 In Schleswig-Holstein..these embankments are only regarded as summer dikes,..and are subject to winter floods. 2008 J. P. Doody Saltmarsh Conservation, Managem. & Restoration ii. 21 Summer dykes..eliminate tidal flows and reduce sedimentation on saltmarshes. < as lemmas |
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