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1 dike
<build.hydr> (embankment for controlling or holding the waters of the sea) ■ Deich m ; Damm m ugs< geo> ■ basaltischer Gang m -
2 dyke
<build.hydr> (embankment for controlling or holding the waters of the sea) ■ Deich m ; Damm m ugs
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