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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 -
3 dike
noun1) (flood-wall) Deich, der2) (ditch) Graben, der3) (causeway) Damm, der* * *(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) der Deich* * *n see dyke* * *(US) [daɪk]1. n2) (= barrier) Deichm, Dammm; (= causeway) Fahrdammm2. vtland eindeichen; river eindämmen* * *dike1 [daık]A s1. Deich m, Damm m2. a) Graben m, Kanal mb) (natürlicher) Wasserlauf3. Erdwall m4. erhöhter Fahrdamm5. schott Grenz-, Schutzmauer f6. a) Schutzwall m (auch fig)b) fig Bollwerk n8. Aus umg Klo n, Lokus mB v/t eindämmen, eindeichendike2 [daık] s sl Lesbe f (Lesbierin)* * *noun1) (flood-wall) Deich, der2) (ditch) Graben, der3) (causeway) Damm, der* * *n.Deich -e m. -
4 dyke
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