n.
Pronunciation: ' d ī k
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse d ī k ditch and Middle Low German d ī k dam; akin to Old English d ī c ditch ― more at DITCH
Date: 13th century
1 : an artificial watercourse : DITCH
2 a : a bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : LEVEE b : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable
3 a : a raised causeway b : a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure