dike
noun
- embankment thrown up to resist encroachment of sea
verb
- to dig a ditch, raise an earthwork
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪkiː/ / /daɪk/
name
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δίκη (Díkē, literally “Justice; Order; Judgement”).
- The goddess/personification of justice, order and judgement and one of the Horae. She is a daughter of Zeus and Themis, and her sisters are Eirene and Eunomia. Her Roman counterpart is Justitia.
- 99 Dike, a main belt asteroid.
- justice, order and judgement.
noun
Etymology: Contraction of diagonal + cutters.
- Contraction of diagonal cutters.
““The word ‘dikes’ is widely used to mean ‘diagonal cutters’, a kind of wire cutter.””
““They are most commonly referred to as wire cutters, side cutters, dikes or dykes within the US electrical industry […]””
verb
Etymology: Contraction of diagonal + cutters.
- To cut or remove using dikes.