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dyke, dike 1. an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc. 2. a ditch or watercourse 3. a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch 4. Scot a wall, esp a dry-stone wall 5. a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock Dyke Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000--04) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gene Aarstol, one of Marble's neighbors and head of the Deming Diking Association, wrote in a February 12, 1996, letter to Whatcom County Executive Peter Kramen that "there has been a floodway and overflow channel through Mr. Trench T-30 is located approximately 75m north of T-28 and only encountered lower-grade mineralization but has been strongly affected by supergene leaching and post-mineral diking. |
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