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Polder | Dikes, Canals & Flood Control | Britannica
Polder, tract of lowland reclaimed from a body of water, often the sea, by the construction of dikes roughly parallel to the shoreline, followed by drainage of the area between the dikes and the natural coastline. Where the land surface is above low-tide level, the water may be drained off through.
Dike | Volcanic, Intrusive & Magma | Britannica
Dike, in geology, tabular or sheetlike igneous body that is often oriented vertically or steeply inclined to the bedding of preexisting intruded rocks; similar bodies oriented parallel to the bedding of the enclosing rocks are called sills. A dike set is composed of several parallel dikes; when the.
Dike - National Geographic Society
Vocabulary. A dike is a barrier used to regulate or hold back water from a river, lake, or even the ocean. In geology, a dike is a large slab of rock that cuts through another type of rock. Geologic Dike. A geologic dike is a flat body of rock that cuts through another type of rock.
Dike Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
dike. 1 of 3. noun (1) ˈdīk. Synonyms of dike. 1. civil engineering : an artificial watercourse : ditch. 2. civil engineering. a. : a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 1) usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : levee. b. : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable. 3. a. civil engineering : a raised causeway. b.
Dike (geology) - Wikipedia
In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body. Dikes can be either magmatic or sedimentary in origin. Magmatic dikes form when magma flows into a crack then solidifies as a sheet intrusion, either cutting across layers of rock or through a contiguous mass of rock.
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