In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body. Dikes can be either magmatic or sedimentary in origin. Magmatic dikes form when magma flows into a …

The meaning of DIKE is an artificial watercourse : ditch.

DIKE meaning: 1 : a long narrow hole that is dug in the ground to carry water a ditch or trench; 2 : a bank or mound of earth that is built to control water and especially to protect an area from flooding levee

Definition of dike noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

diked, diking to furnish or drain with a dike. to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike. to dike a tract of land.

16 hours ago · Chimere Dike has been absolutely special as a rookie for the Tennessee Titans. The wide receiver and return man has already set the NFL record for all-purpose yards in a rookie …

Civil Engineering an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town.

dike noun (WALL) Add to word list a wall built to stop water from a sea or river going onto the land

6 days ago · TENNESSEE Titans rookie wide receiver Chimere Dike has quietly had a record-breaking season in his first year in the NFL. Dike, 24, was one of two wide receivers taken by the Titans in the …

1. To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike. 2. To drain with dikes or ditches.