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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
Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Some community members also felt scorned when, years later, the dikes were raised over their protest, amid a shortage of placement locations for harbor dredge.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 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
The Constitution, in this light, is the greatest anti-monopoly document in history, a blueprint for an intricate structure of walls and dikes designed to enable people to prevent any ultimate concentration of power in any one office, corporation, church, clique, or person.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Some community members also felt scorned when, years later, the dikes were raised over their protest, amid a shortage of placement locations for harbor dredge.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 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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The historic bridge becomes visible when the lake level drops to 1,392 feet, and the full bridge deck is exposed at 1,384 feet, according to Andrew Byrne, public affairs specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the lake and dam, who spoke to TRIB Live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Why should California’s taxpayers help Buffett get rid of dams that probably could not be relicensed anyway?Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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But there was also a three-hour standstill in traffic caused by a tractor trailer that had driven into a ditch on a road that usually does not permit vehicles so big, but made an exception because that was the only way into or out of the area in the wake of the storm.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bucks use water as a barrier, think deep drainage ditches, creeks, streams, and rivers.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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Then there’s the Trevi Fountain, which is currently fenced off and devoid of water.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The area of the San Juan National Forest that was fenced off is a beloved piece of property where people hike, bike, ski or ride horses daily.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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The largest reason for deaths connected to Katrina was the failure of the levees around New Orleans which caused catastrophic flooding in the area.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
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At the lakefront, Tulane's sailing team was moving more than 40 boats to the other side of the levee in hopes of keeping them safe, coach Charles Higgins told Axios.Axios, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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This is said to have involved training in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, and basic infantry operations, including trench clearing.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Design with Swales and Rain Gardens Swales, shallow trenches dug along the contour of a slope, can capture and redirect water, giving it time to absorb into the soil rather than running off.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Understandably, it’s gated off for us, the unwashed masses.Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This includes covering light sockets and sharp edges on furniture, plus gating off staircases.Alex Vance, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
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The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The driver was an older person who lost control of their vehicle on a nearby embankment and had minor injuries, said watch commander Lt. Rony Del Pinto of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Damaged during installation, Doyle has been banished to an obscure corner of the cathedral with Chet, a perpetually cheerful rain gutter voiced by Haley Joel Osment.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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One of those jobs was cleaning out my gutters last night.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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