Qué (quién) es dyked - definición
dyked
adjective provide (land) with a dyke to prevent flooding.
dyke
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Dike; Dikes; Dyke (disambiguation)
dyke1
(also dike)
¦ noun
1. an embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
an earthwork serving as a boundary or defence: Offa's Dyke.
2. a ditch or watercourse.
3. Geology an intrusion of igneous rock cutting across existing strata. Compare with sill.
¦ verb [often as adjective dyked] provide (land) with a dyke to prevent flooding.
Origin
ME: from ON dik, related to ditch.
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dyke2
(also dike)
¦ noun informal a lesbian.
Derivatives
dykey adjective (dykier, dykiest).
Origin
1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin.
dyke
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Dike; Dikes; Dyke (disambiguation)
(dykes)
Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1.
1.
A dyke is a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea.
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2.
A dyke is a lesbian. (INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE)
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