Definition of Dyke

a wall used to regulate water levels

Examples of Dyke in a sentence

Houses built illegally under the dyke were the first to flood when water was let in.  

The dyke served as a levee for the nearby river.  

Without a dyke, there was no way to regulate the amount of water spreading over the flood plain.  

Building an artificial dyke around the lower parts of New Orleans was supposed to keep the city from flooding.  

Though the dyke could not protect the city during the 2008 hurricane, it had served as a levee for many years before.  

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