The dyke was repaired and the seawater was pumped out.
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Dyke
//daɪk//
Synonyms for "dyke" (67 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (33)
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8 entriesSynonyms
7 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
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1 entrieshas context
8 entriesrelated to
81 entriesShowing 16 of 81 words.
Translations
73 translations across 35 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄνδηρον noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Arabic
1 entries- جَيْبْ نَافِذ noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Armenian
1 entries- ամբարտակ noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Bulgarian
3 entries- дига noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- канавка noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
- отводнителен канал noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
Catalan
1 entries- dic noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Czech
1 entries- hráz noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Danish
2 entries- betonlebbe noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- dige noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Dutch
2 entries- dijk noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- sloot noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
Esperanto
1 entries- digo noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Estonian
1 entries- tamm noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Finnish
4 entries- juoni noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
- rekkalesbo noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- tulvapato noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- vallihauta noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
French
3 entries- digue noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- fossé noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
- gouine noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
Georgian
4 entries- ზღუდარი noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- კაშხალი noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- საგუბარი noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- წყალსაწევი noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
German
4 entries- Deich noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- Gesteinsgang noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
- Graben noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
- Kampflesbe noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
Hindi
2 entries- तटबंध noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- बंधा noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Hungarian
2 entries- dejk noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
- haránttelér noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Irish
2 entries- cladán noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- dingeán noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Italian
4 entries- argine noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- barriera noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- dicco noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
- diga noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Japanese
2 entries- おなべ noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- 堤防 noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Korean
1 entries- 둑 noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Latin
1 entries- diga noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Latvian
1 entries- dambis noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Macedonian
2 entries- канач noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- трапиште noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Māori
1 entries- ahuriri noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اور noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Daum noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Polish
4 entries- dajka noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
- grobla noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
- męska lesbijka noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- zapora noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Portuguese
4 entries- caminhoneira noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- dique noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- sapatão noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- trincheira noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
Romanian
1 entries- dig noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Russian
4 entries- да́мба noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- кана́ва noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
- кобёл noun (masculine lesbian — see also lesbian)
- ров noun (ditch and bank running alongside each other)
Spanish
2 entries- dique noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
- dique noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Swedish
1 entries- gång noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Turkish
1 entries- dayk noun (geology: body of once igneous rock injected into older rocks)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đê noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Welsh
1 entries- clawdd noun (barrier to prevent flooding)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
So when the foaming river, uncontrolled, / bursts through its banks and riots on the plain, / o'er dyke and dam the gathering deluge rolled, / from field to field sweeps on with cattle, flock and fold.
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I live near the dyke.
Source: tatoeba (10808910)
In Cubbaroo's dim distant past They built a double dyke. Back to back in the yard it stood An architectural dream in wood.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
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