(~s)
Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1.
1.
A ~ 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 ~ is a lesbian. (INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE)
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(~s)
Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1.
1.
A ~ 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 ~ is a lesbian. (INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE)
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012