First, the word in waterway control can be written as dyke or dike. In the US, we use dike. A dike or dikes are a system of levees that control the level of water in a river or other waterway. Dikes control the height and flow of water beyond the point of the dike.
"Dyke" as a term used about Gay womenA dyke is a masculine looking, gay woman. Not all masculine looking women are gay. Some women feel more masculine than others and this has little to do with their sexual preferences. A fem is a very feminie looking gay woman. Just as not all masculine women are not necessarily gay, not all feminie women are straight/ heterosexual.
A dyke is a derogatory term for LESBIAN. Femmes are dykes as Butches are dykes. Butch is the "masculine" looking woman who may or may not be a lesbian. Butch = masculine looking dyke, Femme = feminine looking dyke, Stud = urban dyke, Boi = boyish dyke. List goes on and on and on.
A dyke is just a colloquial term for a lesbian. Many people associate it with the term "butch" but this is inaccurate. Dyke is something usually self-proclaimed, and a reclaiming of a word that was previously used in a derogitory way.
It's used in circles of gay women, but not all lesbians identify with the term. It's generally not a good idea to refer to somebody else as a dyke unless you know them personally, and are gay yourself.
Also, as noted in the first explanation, don't assume another person is talking about a lesbian woman. The person might be only talking about a riverway "dike" or dyke.
Hollie Dykes's birth name is Hollie Johnston Dykes.
Jim Dykes's birth name is James Miles Dykes.
Jimmy Dykes's birth name is James Joseph Dykes.
Jim Dykes is 6'.
Jimmy Dykes is 5' 9".
Vivian Dykes was born in 1898.
Vivian Dykes died in 1943.
Bill Dykes was born in 1946.
Ross Dykes was born in 1945.
Jimmie Dykes was born on November 10, 1896.
Jim Dykes goes by Jimmy.
Jimmie Dykes was born on November 10, 1896.