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Words related to dikes
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camptonite
a lamprophyric rock occurring in dikes and composed of labradorite, pyroxene, sodic hornblende and olivine. -
flood control
the act or technique of controlling river flow with dams, dikes, artificial channels, etc., so as to minimize the occurrence of floods. -
hypabyssal
(of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks. -
pegmatite
a coarsely crystalline granite or other high-silica rock occurring in veins or dikes. -
polder
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.