noun
- the construction or maintenance of dikes (embankments to prevent flooding)
Usage: engineering; construction
verb
- present participle of dike: building or reinforcing embankments to control water flow
Usage: engineering
Examples
- The dyking project will protect the coastal town from storm surges.
- Engineers are dyking the river to prevent spring flooding.
- The dyking work requires heavy machinery and skilled operators.
- Local residents supported the dyking initiative after last year’s floods.
- The company specializes in dyking and other flood control measures.
- Dyking the wetlands changed the local ecosystem significantly.