Dike

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007971",
  "term": "Dike",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An embankment or wall that contains drainage water or spilled oil inside the walled area.\n\n2. A low wall that can act as a barrier to prevent a spill from spreading.\n\n3. A wall generally of earthen materials designed to prevent the permanent submergence of lands below sea level, tidal flooding of lands between sea level and spring high water, or storm-surge flooding of the coastal floodplain.\n\n4. Embankment or ridge of either natural or man-made materials used to prevent the movement of liquids, sludges, solids, or other materials. [40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)]\n\n5. Embankment or wall that contains drainage water or spilled oil inside the walled area.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary; Oil Pollution Prevention",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms; Coastal Sensitivity Glossary",
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2020)",
    "Oil Pollution Prevention"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dike/"
}