| LC control no. | sh 85038003 |
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| LC classification | TC337 |
| Topical heading | Dikes (Engineering) |
| Variant(s) | Dykes (Engineering) |
| See also | Flood dams and reservoirs Hydraulic structures Levees Earthwork |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Feb. 12, 2008 (Dyke or Dike may refer to: Dike (construction), either a long wall or bank built to keep out the sea or enclose or separate land, or the ditch from which the material was dug, or the combination of the two; Dike (geology), a long mass of minerals, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata; Dyke (slang), a slang term, sometimes offensive, for a woman who is attracted to other women, a lesbian; Dikes, a term for diagonal pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others) |
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