Dyke or dike may refer to:
General uses
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Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
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Dike (geology), formations of magma or sediment that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks
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Dike (mythology), Dikē, the Greek goddess of moral justice
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Dikes, diagonal pliers, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others
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Dyke (automobile company), established 1899
Structures
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Dyke (embankment) or dike, a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, often called a levee in American English
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Ditch, a water-filled drainage trench
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A regional term for a dry stone wall
People
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Dyke (surname)
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Dyke baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
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Dykes (surname), a British surname found particularly in northern England
Places
Settlements
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Dike, Iowa, United States
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Dykes, Missouri, United States
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Dyke, Moray, Scotland
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Dike, Texas, United States
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Dyke, Virginia, United States
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Dyke, Lincolnshire, England
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Little Dyke, Nova Scotia, Canada
Earthworks
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Car Dyke, a Roman boundary ditch in Eastern England
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Devil's Dyke (disambiguation), one of several ancient embankments or ditches (or both)
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Foss Dyke, a Roman canal in England linking the River Trent to the River Witham at Lincoln
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Offa's Dyke, historic earthwork dividing Mercia and Wales
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Wansdyke (earthwork), dividing Wessex from the lands south west of it
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Wat's Dyke, An earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk Abbey to Maesbury
Geological features
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The Great Dyke, a mineral-rich feature that runs through Zimbabwe
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Mount Desire Dyke, an igneous intrusion in South Australia
See also
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Dyke & the Blazers, 1960s R&B group
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Van Dyke (disambiguation)
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"D-Yikes!", an episode of South Park
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99 Dike, an asteroid
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Winter Dyke, another name for a clothes horse