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dike
/daɪk/
noun 4name 4verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
behind, big, live, near, protected, strong
VERB + DIKE
build, cut, let's, lives
DIKE + NOUN
city, construction, pond
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative spelling of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
In 1574, the duke of Alva laid siege to Leiden to gain control of Holland's most beautiful and prosperous city. To relieve the siege, William of Orange and his followers opened the city's protective dikes to flush out—literally—the surrounding Spanish forces.
verb
1
Alternative spelling of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.
Lakeside water-filtration plants, an 11,000-acre diked airport east of 55th Street, slash-and-bulldoze highway projects through Jackson and Lincoln parks—these and many another grandiose project leapt from the sketchbooks of city planners.
In 1983, dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decreed that the Romanian Danube delta, one of Europe's largest wetlands, be diked for growing rice and maize.
verb
1
To be well dressed.
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In 1574, the duke of Alva laid siege to Leiden to gain control of Holland's most beautiful and prosperous city. To relieve the siege, William of Orange and his followers opened the city's protective d
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Lakeside water-filtration plants, an 11,000-acre diked airport east of 55th Street, slash-and-bulldoze highway projects through Jackson and Lincoln parks—these and many another grandiose project leapt
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In 1983, dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decreed that the Romanian Danube delta, one of Europe's largest wetlands, be diked for growing rice and maize.
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Twelve boxers chase Victor across the big Sylter dike.
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I live near the dike.
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You live near the dike.
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