Dyke

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Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to:

General uses

• Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
• Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment
• Dike (mythology), Dikē, the Greek goddess of moral justice
• Dikes, diagonal pliers, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others
• Dyke (automobile company), established 1899

Structures

• Dyke (embankment) or dike, a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, often called a levee in American English
• Ditch, a water-filled drainage trench
• A regional term for a dry stone wall

People

• Dyke (surname)
• Dyke baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
• Dykes (surname), a British surname found particularly in northern England

Places

Settlements

• Dike, Iowa, United States
• Dykes, Missouri, United States
• Dyke, Moray, Scotland
• Dike, Texas, United States
• Dyke, Virginia, United States
• Dyke, Lincolnshire, England
• Little Dyke, Nova Scotia, Canada

Earthworks

• Car Dyke, a Roman boundary ditch in Eastern England
• Devil's Dyke (disambiguation), one of several ancient embankments or ditches (or both)
• Foss Dyke, a Roman canal in England linking the River Trent to the River Witham at Lincoln
• Offa's Dyke, historic earthwork dividing Mercia and Wales
• Wansdyke (earthwork), dividing Wessex from the lands south west of it
• Wat's Dyke, An earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk Abbey to Maesbury

Geological features

• The Great Dyke, a mineral-rich feature that runs through Zimbabwe
• Mount Desire Dyke, an igneous intrusion in South Australia

See also

• Dyke & the Blazers, 1960s R&B group
• Van Dyke (disambiguation)
• "D-Yikes!", an episode of South Park
• 99 Dike, an asteroid
• Winter Dyke, another name for a clothes horse

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