Dyke

Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to:

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 pliers, also called 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

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