Dyke
General uses
- Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
- Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment
- Dike (mythology), Dikē, the Greek goddess of moral justice
- Dikes, diagonal or side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others
- Dyke (automobile company), established 1899
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
- Dyke (surname)
- Dyke baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
- Dykes (surname), a British surname found particularly in northern England
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
- The Great Dyke, a mineral-rich feature that runs through Zimbabwe
- Mount Desire Dyke, an igneous intrusion in South Australia
See also
- Dyke & the Blazers, 1960s R&B group
- Van Dyke (disambiguation)
- "D-Yikes!", an episode of South Park
- 99 Dike, an asteroid
- Winter Dyke, another name for a clothes horse
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