dyke

noun

/daɪk/

(also dike)

The spelling dike is preferred in (North American English) in senses 1 and 2.

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a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea
- During the 1997 floods the sea broke through the dyke.
Topics Geographyc2
(especially British English) a channel that carries water away from the land synonym ditch
- The first dykes were cut in the Middle Ages.
- Wind pumps were built at intervals on the dykes.
Topics Geographyc2
(taboo, slang) a word for a lesbian that is usually offensive

Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. Sense (1) has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’. sense 3 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin.

单词	dyke
释义	dyke noun /daɪk/ /daɪk/ (also dike) The spelling dike is preferred in (North American English) in senses 1 and 2. jump to other results a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea During the 1997 floods the sea broke through the dyke. Topics Geographyc2 (especially British English) a channel that carries water away from the land synonym ditch The first dykes were cut in the Middle Ages. Wind pumps were built at intervals on the dykes. Topics Geographyc2 (taboo, slang) a word for a lesbian that is usually offensive Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. Sense (1) has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’. sense 3 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin.
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