Definition
diked
verb
- past tense and past participle of dike; to provide with or protect by a dike (an embankment or barrier built to prevent flooding)
Usage: common in civil engineering and water management contexts
Examples
- The engineers diked the river to prevent flooding in the valley.
- The coastal region was diked to protect farmland from storm surge.
- They diked the wetland area to control water levels.
- The low-lying land had been diked centuries ago by Dutch settlers.
- The municipality diked the stream after the previous year's flood damage.