1. an embankment or barrier built to control or prevent flooding of water
2. a ditch or channel dug to carry off water or serve as a boundary
3. a body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of surrounding rock
Usage: geology

1. to protect or control with a dike; to provide with a dike

Examples

• The dike protected the low-lying farmland from flooding during the heavy rains.
• Engineers reinforced the dike along the river to prevent breaches.
• Water flowed through the dike into the irrigation channels.
• The geologist identified a basalt dike running through the rock formation.
• They dike the wetland to manage water levels for agriculture.
• The Dutch are famous for building extensive dikes to hold back the sea.