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North Car Dyke Drain

lake or loch · Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

North Car Dyke Drain is a drainage channel located to the north of the Car Dyke. 'North' is from Old English 'norþ', and 'Car Dyke' refers to an ancient Roman drainage channel.

Word origins

North
Old Englishnorth(from norþ "north")
Car Dyke
LatinRoman drainage channel(from carrus "cart", dīc "ditch, embankment")
Drain
Old Englishdrain(from drænan "to drain")