OFFA'S DYKE

Meaning of OFFA'S DYKE in English

Of ‧ fa's Dyke /ˌɒfəz ˈdaɪk $ ˌɔːf-/ BrE AmE

a long wall of earth, originally over 100 miles long, put up to mark the border between Wales and the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th century. Parts of it can still be seen.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

OFFA'S DYKE — Earthwork in western England. It stretches 169 mi (270 km) from the River Offa of Mercia to fortify the boundary …
Английский словарь Британика
OFFA'S DYKE — great English earthwork extending linearly, with some gaps, from the River Severn near Chepstow to the seaward end of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
OFFA'S DYKE — Earthwork in western England. It stretches 169 mi (270 km) from the River Severn near Chepstow to the seaward end …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OFFA'S DYKE — вал Оффы (древний земляной вал в Уэльсе (Wales); проходит от устья р. Ди до устья р. Уай) предполагают, что его …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
OFFA'S DYKE — Вал Оффы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OFFA'S DYKE — вал Оффы (древний земляной вал в Уэльсе [Wales]; проходит от устья р. Ди до устья р. Уай) предполагают, что его соорудил …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
DYKE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Offa's Dyke Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Английский словарь Британика
DYKE — ~ 1 (also dike ) ■ noun 1》 an embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea. ↘an earthwork serving …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DYKE — County: Devon Post Code: EX39
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
DYKE — diga(ment), tranché
English interlingue dictionary
DYKE — see: dike II. noun also dike Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 lesbian , ~y adjective, often disparaging
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OFFA — died July 796 One of the most powerful kings in Anglo-Saxon England. He became king of Mercia (757–796) after seizing …
Английский словарь Британика
DYKE — I. variant of dike II. noun or dike ˈdīk ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : lesbian ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DYKE — (n.) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Английский словарь Webster
DYKE — ( n. ) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke 1 /duyk/ , n. , v. , dyked, dyking . dike 1 . dyke 2 — dykey , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — v. build a protective wall, construct a rampart; dig a drainage channel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — n. protective wall, rampart; drainage channel; (Slang) lesbian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — I. chiefly British variant of dike II. noun also dike ˈdīk Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 often disparaging : lesbian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DYKE — noun ·see dike. the spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster English vocab
DYKE — [dyke] chiefly Brit var of dike [2]dyke n [origin unknown] (ca. 1942): lesbian--often used disparagingly -- dykey adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OFFA — died July 796 one of the most powerful kings in early Anglo-Saxon England. As ruler of Mercia from 757 to …
Britannica English vocabulary
OFFA — Offa BrE AmE ˈɒf ə AmE \ ˈɔːf ə ˈɑːf-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE daɪk (= dike) ▷ dyked daɪkt ▷ dykes daɪks ▷ dyking ˈdaɪk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DYKE — (also dike ) / daɪk; NAmE / noun 1. a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE , dike /daɪk/ noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3: Language: Old English ; Origin: dic 'ditch, dike' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYKE — 1. n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1. a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the …
Oxford English vocab
DYKE — ( dykes) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A dyke is a thick wall …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — (~s) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A ~ is a thick wall that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DYKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Damage has extended into the dykes which run between the grazing marshes. ▪ Its level …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFFA — died July 796 One of the most powerful kings in Anglo-Saxon England. He became king of Mercia (757796) after seizing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DYKE — n. Offa's Dyke Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DYKE — Synonyms and related words : amazon, androgyne, auntie, bi-guy, bisexual, bull dyke, butch, catamite, chicken, fag, faggot, fairy, femme, flit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DYKE — See Van Dyke, Henry
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
DYKE — = dike сточная канава, сток; ров; траншея дамба, плотина, насыпь преграда, препятствие - the *s have burst преграды сметены земляная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFFA — prep AmE infml Lay offa me! — Отвяжись от меня!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
OFFA — prep AmE infml Lay offa me! — Отвяжись от меня!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
OFFA — offa prep AmE infml Lay offa me! Отвяжись от меня!
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DYKE — dyke n sl Usually dykes only get married once, just for the name Обычно лесбиянки выходят замуж только раз, ради …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OFFA — Lay offa me! — Отвяжись от меня!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DYKE — = dike сточная канава, сток; ров; траншея дамба, плотина, насыпь преграда, препятствие - the *s have burst преграды сметены земляная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFFA OF ANGEL — flourished 4th century AD continental Anglian ruler from whom the royal house of Anglo-Saxon Mercia claimed descent. According to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FETTUCCINE — or fettuccini or fettucine or fettucini noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHROPSHIRE — Administrative (pop., 2001: 283,240), geographic, and historic county, western England. It is divided by the River Shrewsbury . Remnants left …
Английский словарь Британика
MERCIA — Ancient kingdom, central England. One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy, it comprised the border areas, corresponding to modern …
Английский словарь Британика
FETTUCCINE — or fet·tuc·ci·ni or fet·tu·ci·ne or fet·tu·ci·ni ˌfe-tə-ˈchē-nē Etymology: Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive of fettuccia small slice, ribbon, diminutive of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FETTUCCINE — [fet.tuc.ci.ne] or fet.tuc.ci.ni or fet.tu.ci.ne or fet.tu.ci.ni n pl but sing or pl in constr [It, pl. of fettuccina, dim. …
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WALES — Welsh Cymru component of the United Kingdom that forms a westward extension of the island of Great Britain. Wales is …
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MERCIA — (from Old English Merce, People of the Marches [or Boundaries]), one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England; it held a …
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HEREFORDSHIRE — also called Hereford unitary authority and historic county that covers a roughly circular area in the Welsh borderland of England. …
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YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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