dyke
dʌɪk
noun
a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
verb
provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
they dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer
noun
a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
verb
provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
they dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer
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