2 sentences with 'dykes'

Example sentences and phrases with the word dykes and other words derived from it.


« A gigantic undertaking to save ancient Egyptian works of art is underway on the island of File, a few kilometres from Aswan, as the dykes built on the Nile have partially submerged the island. »
« The engineer Gustave Eiffel, already famous for his metal bridges, dykes and workshops, was the winner; he initially budgeted his work at 1.5 million gold francs. His calculations came up short: the final cost of the tower was seven and a half million gold francs. »

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