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dyke

/daɪk/noun

उच्चारण डाइक

बाँध, तटबंध

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a long wall of earth built to stop the sea or a river from flooding low land

    बाँध, तटबंध

    • The Dutch built dykes to keep out the sea.
    • A dyke broke and the village was flooded.

    Synonyms embankment levee bank

  2. 2

    [C] British

    a channel that carries water away from land

    नाली, खाई

    • The fields are drained by a network of dykes.

    Synonyms ditch channel