dyke

[US]/daɪk/
[UK]/daɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. embankment; lesbian woman
Word Forms
Past Tensedyked
Pluraldykes
Past Participledyked
Third Person Singulardykes
Present Participledyking

Example Sentences

This is subeconomic mineralization related to minor dyke swarms.

The dykes were built as a protection against the sea.

A weak dyke bursts easily before a flood.

Na-rich rocks include albitite,arfvedsonite-bearing albitite dyke,arfvedsonite dyke,and arfvedsonite-bearing .

The dyke was built to defend the road from being washed away by the sea.

They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters.

If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.

Real-world Examples

They've topped up the dyke with 100,000 sandbags.

Source: CCTV Observations

If the dyke goes, you are drowned.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

The dyke was already breached last week.

Source: CCTV Observations

They called me a knockoff dyke Mapplethorpe.

Source: Go blank axis version

His invasions at one time are turned back when they literally open the dykes and flood the French armies back.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

There is a hole in the dyke, said the boy, and I am keeping back the water.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

They've constructed dykes, dams, floodgates, canals, pumping stations, and more all in their effort to push the sea back.

Source: Realm of Legends

Not much, dyke, what's up with you?

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 3

Is " dyke" an okay thing to say now?

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 3

Dutch girl.Why don't you go stick your finger in a dyke?

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

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