Translation of "dike" into English

ditch, dike, levee are the top translations of "dike" into English.

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Norwegian-English dictionary

  • ditch

    noun

    trench

    Jeg kan grave diker for familien, men jeg vil ikke jobbe for moren min.

    I will dig ditches for this family, but I am not going back to work at my mother's store.

  • dike

    noun

    an earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control

    De maleriske vindmøllene i Nederland pumpet vann ut fra lavlandsområder som var omgitt av diker.

    The picturesque windmills of the Netherlands pumped water out of dike-enclosed lowlands.

  • levee

    noun

    An artificial wall, embankment, ridge, or mound, usually of earth or rock fill, built around a relatively flat, low-lying area to protect it from flooding. [..]

    På TV hadde vi sett hvordan det var da dikene sprang lekk og vannet flommet inn fra kanalene.

    On TV we had seen the floodwaters when the levees broke and the water poured in from the canals.

  • Less frequent translations

    • dyke
    • embankment
    • levée
    • dam
    • trench

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