DIKE


Meaning of DIKE in English

I. ˈdīk noun

Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to Old English dīc 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

II. transitive verb

( diked ; dik·ing )

Date: 14th century

1. : to surround or protect with a dike

2. : to drain by a dike

• dik·er noun

III.

variant of dyke

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.