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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water
an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea
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Recent Examples of dike
Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the eruption remains stable as of Saturday, although lava is advancing westward, placing pressure on dikes and thickening along the resort's defenses.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
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Noun
Magma can travel several kilometers laterally within dikes and fissures such as is occurring near Grindavík.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the eruption remains stable as of Saturday, although lava is advancing westward, placing pressure on dikes and thickening along the resort's defenses.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
The southern banks along Svensen Slough, a side channel of the Columbia River, have transformed over time from historic spruce swamp into fields diked off by European settlers for farming.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dike
Noun
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Those efforts include hundreds of millions of dollars spent studying a hydroelectric dam that was never built and tens of millions building an Anchorage seafood plant that failed.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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School Bus Crash: 'A Tremendous Tragedy' Photos released by authorities show that the two cars ended up blocking the westbound land and the bus landed in a ditch on the side of the road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, shortly before 10 a.m., a man was found dead in the ditch in the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail (10th Street) in Hastings, about 150 feet east of the bridge that crosses the Vermillion River.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Funds can be used for a variety of purposes such as child safety, household safety, active play equipment, egress windows, fencing for play areas and household alarms.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since then, the motel has sat fenced off, even as the city — now led by Mayor Mike Johnston — has bought or leased other hotels around the city and quickly moved in those formerly living on the streets.—
Thomas Gounley,
The Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2025
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High school teacher David Delio and his two daughters glided down the levee on a yoga mat and a boogie board.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The wind was 100 miles an hour, L.A. was dry as a bone, and the levees...—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The company recommended rebuilding the road and sidewalk and adding better preventative measures, such as drainage trenches or pipes, to make sure surface water didn’t create more problems in the future.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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For days, workers with mechanical diggers have been preparing long trenches for burials.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Like its cloud computing peers, however, Amazon called out capacity constraints as a gating factor to faster revenue growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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One finding in the report that caught Biffle’s attention was that Frontier and now-bankrupt budget peer Spirit Airlines had paid $23 million in recent years to gate agents in order to catch customers who didn’t pay up.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Video shows a vehicle partially submerged in the ocean after being pushed off an embankment.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police said the snowmobile drove off the trail, down a steep embankment and struck multiple trees.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage. Pests and diseases.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The state pays for a roadway 18-feet wide, not including curbs and gutters.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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