“After heavy rainfall, the swollen river threatened to breach the sturdy dike protecting the nearby village.”

“The farmers built a dike to divert water from the river into their fields.”

“The step-mother and uncle were sentenced to five years in jail last December on charges of assisting Diker carry out the crime.”

“The family was told not to spend money diking the property as the Socreds, when they came to power in 1975, had plans to purchase the property.”

“Construction, agriculture, water diversion, and diking have sucked away at the waterway since settlement boomed here in the 19th century.”

“Next day Will and Ted armed themselves with diking spades, and set to work determinedly.”

“Volunteers have reinforced dikes along the Elbe River and sandbagged their homes and businesses trying to avoid a deluge.”

“Dolerite is basaltic magma that solidifies rapidly in sills and dikes near the surface.”

“These granite dikes are composed almost totally of potassium feldspar and quartz.”