ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months ago[OC] Flooded dike after the storm - Denmark 21st October 2023lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10
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minus-squareM137linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoDike* Dyke is a slur (offensive word) used towards lesbians. And the dike is the raised part, it’s the thing not flooded in the photo. A dike is used to prevent flooding, so a flooded dike would require a LOT more water.
minus-squareekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-28 months agoRight, used Google translate and still got it wrong. The picture is from the day after, the dike did overflow(/flood?) and is now keeping the water in, hence the water on the wrong side. EDIT: According to Merriam-webster, “dyke” is the British spelling of “dike”, though it can also be a slur in the right context.
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Dike*
Dyke is a slur (offensive word) used towards lesbians.
And the dike is the raised part, it’s the thing not flooded in the photo. A dike is used to prevent flooding, so a flooded dike would require a LOT more water.
Right, used Google translate and still got it wrong.
The picture is from the day after, the dike did overflow(/flood?) and is now keeping the water in, hence the water on the wrong side.
EDIT: According to Merriam-webster, “dyke” is the British spelling of “dike”, though it can also be a slur in the right context.