dikeroad
nounUK /ˈdaɪk.rəʊd/
US /ˈdaɪk.roʊd/
A dikeroad is a small road that runs along the top of a long wall that keeps water out.
We walked our bikes along the dikeroad beside the river.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A path on top of an earth wall built to hold back the sea.
The farmer drove his tractor down the dikeroad to check the sea wall.
3. A raised road across low, wet ground.
The old dikeroad was the only way across the marsh.
4. A narrow track beside a water channel used for upkeep and travel.
Workers used the dikeroad to reach the blocked canal.
5. A route formed by the crest of a long mound of earth.
From the dikeroad we could see both the river and the fields.