- Barrier to prevent flooding
- Dam
- Dutch sea wall
- Sea wall
- Wall
- See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the
geological meaning.
- A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea.
- Surrounded, bounded, or protected by the sea, as if by
a wall.
- A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea
wall, to drain water out of marshes.
- Confronting appearance?
- Garment lining
- of Face
- A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an
exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea
wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed
surface.
- A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or
protection.
- The finishing of any face of a wall with material different
from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material
so used.
- A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect.,
applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to
give a fine smooth surface to the casting.