DYKE


Meaning of DYKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daɪk ]

( dykes)

Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1.

1.

A dyke is a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea.

N-COUNT

2.

A dyke is a lesbian. ( INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE )

N-COUNT

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