Meaning of "あぜ" in the Japanese dictionary

In rice farming, ridges (rice) were raised in paddy field at the border between paddy field and paddy field to prevent water from leaking to the outside. The ridge is also a method of preventing water leakage by forming the compartment of paddy field and at the same time the fineness of the mud. It is also said to be a leeward (bear) and mud ridge, and the process of rice production has "ridge making" or "ridge coating" to repair every year before putting water on, and in recent years "ridge coaters" are also used . The thing that also has a role as a way to go around paddy fields is called a fleet (umichi), 畷 (said, even a narrator). ... 畦（あぜ）は、稲作農業において、水田と水田の境に水田の中の泥土を盛って、水が外に漏れないようにしたものである。畦は、水田の区画を成すと同時に、泥土のきめ細かさによって水漏れを防ぐ方法でもある。畦畔（けいはん）や泥畦とも言われ、稲作の工程には、水を張る前に毎年修理を行う「畦作り」または「畦塗り」があり、近年「畦塗り機」も使われる。 水田を回る際の道としての役割も持っているもののことを、畦道（あぜみち）、畷（なわて、縄手とも）という。...