Dyke

Dyke or dike may refer to:

• Dyke (slang), a lesbian
• Dyke (construction) or levee, a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels
• A ditch, a water filled drainage trench
• Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment
• Dikes, diagonal pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others
• Dyking out, a slang term for a uniform or dressing assistant at Virginia Military Institute and other military schools or colleges
• Dike (mythology), the Greek goddess of moral justice
• 99 Dike, an asteroid
• D-Yikes!, an episode of South Park

Names

• Dykes (surname), a British surname found particularly in northern England.
• van Dyke, a surname of Dutch origin
• Dyke Baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England

People

• Dick Van Dyke, American actor
• Jerry Van Dyke, actor and comedian, Dick Van Dyke's brother
• Barry Van Dyke, actor, Dick Van Dyke's son
• Greg Dyke, former Director General of the BBC and current Chairman of Brentford Football Club
• Hugh Dykes, The Lord Dykes, a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
• John Bacchus Dykes, an English clergyman and hymnist
• John Dyke (rugby player), Wales international rugby union player
• John and Jennie Dyke, American aircraft designers
• Keilen Dykes, American football player
• William D. Dyke
• Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet
• John Dyke, lead singer of German synthpop band Dyko

Places

Settlements

• Dike, Iowa, United States
• 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
• Offa's Dyke, historic earthwork dividing Mercia and Wales
• Wansdyke (earthwork), dividing Wessex from the lands south west of it
• Devil's Dyke, one of several ancient embankments or ditches (or both):
  • Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire
  • Devil's Dyke, Hertfordshire
  • Devil's Dyke, Sussex
  • Devil's Dyke, Nithsdale, Scotland