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• Dike — (d[imac]), n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS. d[imac]c dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich pond, Icel. d[imac]ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige; perh. akin to Gr. tei^chos (for qei^chos) wall, and even E. dough; or perh. to Gr …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dike — dike1 [dīk] n. [ME < OE dic & ON diki, akin to DITCH, Du dijk, Ger deich < IE base * dhēigw , * dhīgw , to pierce, fasten > L figere, FIX] 1. [Now Brit. Dial.] a) a ditch or watercourse b) the bank of earth thrown up in digging a ditch …   English World dictionary

• Stone Cold Rhymin' — Infobox album | Name = Stone Cold Rhymin Type = studio album Artist = Young MC Released = September 5, 1989 Recorded = 1988 1989 Genre = Hip Hop Length = 47:24 Label = Delicious Vinyl Producer = Quincy Jones Dust Brothers Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

• Dike (construction) — A dike (or dyke), levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. [ Citation | title=Levees and Other Raised Ground | author=Henry Petroski |… …   Wikipedia

• dike — dike1 diker, n. /duyk/, n., v., diked, diking. n. 1. an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town. 2. a ditch. 3. a bank of earth… …   Universalium

• dike — I Cumbrian Dictionary ( n diyk) hedge, e.g. If yur cannut fin a yat ter lowp, lowp a dike. = If you are having trouble locating a suitable gate for your jumping pleasure, perhaps you would be more succesful looking for a hedgerow to jump. II… …   English dialects glossary

• dike — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, abatis, abysm, abyss, advanced work, alley, alleyway, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial lake, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, backstop,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stone wall — Synonyms and related words: arch dam, backstop, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear trap dam, beaver dam, boom, boundary, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, cofferdam, dam, defense, dike,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Scots' Dike — The Scots Dike or dyke is a three and a half mile / 5.25 km long linear earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in the year 1552Mack, James Logan (1926). The Border Line. Pub. Oliver Boyd. P. 94.] to mark the division of the Debatable …   Wikipedia

• Big Stone Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Big Stone Lake image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Western Minnesota, northeastern South Dakota coords = coord|45|24|28|N|96|37|04|W|region:US type:waterbody… …   Wikipedia