dike
noun
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river.
diked
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past participleof dike.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dike.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dikenounan embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river.
Example Sentences
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The decision was largely informed by alarmingly low salmon runs as a result of heavily dammed, diked and channeled streams struggling to maintain healthy flows in the face of droughts and warming summers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
An estimated 40% of the original wetland has been diked, drained or destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Among the dire conditions, some hope arises: In times of drought, work to restore diked shoreline and salt works back to tidal marsh and shallow ponds is paying off for birds.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 16, 2015
For the past 150 years, the marshy area where salmon bred and fed has been dried, diked and dammed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2014
Jing! if it ain’t Dan Dolan,—Dan Dolan all diked up like a swell!
From Killykinick by Mary T. (Mary Theresa) Waggaman
