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Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to:
General uses
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
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
See also
Topics referred to by the same term