Dikes Meaning in English

word · lemma: dike

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التعريف

Structures built to hold back water from rivers, seas, or lakes, to protect areas from flooding. "Dikes" is the plural of "dike."

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in environmental, engineering, or geography contexts. Similar to "levees," but "dike" can sometimes refer to barriers against the sea in coastal regions. Not to be confused with unrelated slang uses.

• Spanish: dique - muro de contención (hidráulico)
• Portuguese (BR): dique - barragem (para conter água)
• Portuguese (PT): dique - barreira (para conter água)
• Chinese (Simplified): 堤坝 - 防堤
• Chinese (Traditional): 堤防 - 堤壩
• Hindi: बाँध - डाइक
• Arabic: سد - حاجز مائي
• Bengali: ডাইক - বাঁধ
• Russian: дамбы - дюки (инженерные сооружения)
• Japanese: 堤防
• Vietnamese: đê
• Korean: 제방
• Turkish: set - bent
• Urdu: ڈھرا - بند
• Indonesian: tanggul

جمل نموذجية

Large dikes protect the city from floods.

basic

The Netherlands is famous for its dikes.

basic

Farmers built dikes to protect their fields from rising water.

basic

After the storm, several dikes needed urgent repairs.

natural

You can walk or bike for miles along the dikes near the coast.

natural

Without strong dikes, the whole area would be underwater by now.

natural