retaining dike — дамба обвалования карты намыва
piling a dike — укрепление дамбы сваями
fascine dike — дамба из фашинной кладки
cross dike — поперечная дамба, траверс
avalanche dike — лавиноотбойная дамба
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary. 2014.
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