"dyke bottom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dyke bottoms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dyke bottom (plural dyke bottoms)
  1. (geology) The bottom of a dyke (earthwork raised to prevent the inundation of lowland by flooding.) Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-dyke_bottom-en-noun-95FLQuKm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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