dike

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for dike

dike 🔊 /dajˈk/

dike : පරිඛාව

dike : වේල්ල

dike : ඩයිකය

dike definition

Noun.

  1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.
  2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.
  3. A wall of turf or stone.
  4. A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.

Transitive verb.

  1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
  2. To drain by a dike or ditch.

Intransitive verb. To work as a ditcher; to dig.