Dike Dike

Dike - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Abatis, Abyss, Alley, Alleyway, Aqueduct, Arterial, Artery, Autoroute, Avenue, Bank, Bar, Barbican

Dyke (normal International spelling) or Dike (normal American spelling) can mean several things:

  • A dyke / dike is a long wall built to keep out the sea or enclose land.
  • Dyke / Dike is another word for a ditch
  • Dyke / Dike is a slang term for a lesbian.
  • In geology, a dyke / dike is a long mass of minerals, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
  • Dike is the Greek goddess of moral justice.
  • 99 Dike is an asteroid.
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