What is a synonym for "dikes"?

Common synonyms include: dyke, embank, embankment, igneous intrusion, levee, magmatic intrusion.

Dikes

noun

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Noun

1
plural of dike form-of, plural
2
Alternative spelling of dykes (“diagonal cutting pliers”). alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:dykes."

"They strengthened the dikes to protect the village against the flood."

Etymology 1

See dike.

Etymology 2

Likely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike.