dike

They were helpless against the onslaught of water when the dike broke.
Ils étaient impuissants face à l'assaut de l'eau lorsque la digue a cédé.
In 1953, the floods were strong enough to burst the dike.
En 1953, les inondations ont été si fortes qu'elles ont rompu la digue.
The engineer designed a dike.
L'ingénieur a conçu une digue.
The dike prevented the rising river from covering the path with mud.
La digue a empêché que la montée du fleuve ne recouvre le chemin de boue.
The dike prevented the city from being flooded when the level of the river rose.
La digue a protégé la ville d'être inondée lorsque le niveau du fleuve a monté.
The dike separates the salt water of the ocean from the fresh water of the artificial lake.
La digue sépare l'eau salée de l'océan de l'eau douce du lac artificiel.
The body of the murdered woman had lain undiscovered in a dike for two decades.
Le corps de la femme assassinée est resté caché dans un fossé pendant deux décennies avant d'être découvert.
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