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dyke


Definition: Meaning of, dyke in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʌɪk /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
dyke dykes
dike [countable]
  1. a wall or bank built to keep back water and prevent flooding
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  2. taboo informal an offensive word for a LESBIAN (= woman who is sexually attracted to women) . Do not use this word.
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  3. especially British English a narrow passage to carry water away [=  ditch]
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dyke used in phrases

  • Offa's Dyke
    1. a long wall of earth, originally over 100 miles long, put up to mark the border between Wales and the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th century. Parts of it can still be seen.
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