ETYM Old Eng. dich, orig. the same word as dik. Related to Dike.
(Irregular plural: ditches).
1. A long narrow excavation in the earth.
2. Any small natural waterway.
G.bruch, von Verwerfungen begrenzte, langgestreckte Senke; z.B. die Oberrhein. Tiefebene.
1. To crash or crash-land.
2. To forsake.
3. To make an emergency landing on water.