dike
noun
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river.
dikes
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present tense formof dike (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A 1624-vintage perpetual Dutch security, originally bearing a yield of 6.25% and denominated in gold, was issued to finance essential repairs to some dikes along the lower Rhine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Dutch -- with their dikes, dams and vast waterworks--have long been admired for their tenacity in the face of flood risks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The new study examined dikes, which are narrow fractures that could theoretically serve as channels for ocean water moving upward through the ice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Along the crest of the ridge the hobbits could see what looked to be the remains of green-grown walls and dikes, and in the clefts there still stood the ruins of old works of stone.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
