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Dike Water Hold Back Dutch Word Daɪk N.1.堤

Front dike
Pron [daɪk]
Back 【dike】
n.1.堤 2.沟
More that 5,000 years age the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with dikes.
五千年前,中国人用堤防来控制洪水泛滥。
The farmers dug a deep dike to carry water to the rice field.
农人们挖深沟把水引到稻田。
Vocab
dikea barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

A dike is a structure made of earth or stone that's used to hold back water. If you visit the Netherlands, you can see their elaborate system of dikes, without which much of the country would be underwater.

The verb dike means to enclose with a structure, like a wall or embankment, intended to hold back water. The Netherlands diked an inland sea, used pumping and other water control measures, and was able to reclaim flooded areas. The Dutch have used dikes to prevent flooding since the 12th century, and the word itself has the same roots as the Dutch word dijk.

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