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levee
1[ lev-ee ]
noun
- an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- Geology. natural levee.
- Agriculture. one of the small continuous ridges surrounding fields that are to be irrigated.
- History/Historical. a landing place for ships; quay.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a levee:
to levee a treacherous stream.
levee
2[ lev-ee, le-vee ]
noun
- (in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received.
- a reception, usually in someone's honor:
a presidential levee at the White House.
- History/Historical. a reception of visitors held on rising from bed, as formerly by a royal or other personage.
levee
1/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or constructed by man to prevent flooding
- an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated
- a landing place on a river; quay
levee
2/ ˈɛɪ; ˈlɛveɪ /
noun
- a formal reception held by a sovereign just after rising from bed
- (in Britain) a public court reception for men, held in the early afternoon
levee
- A long ridge of sand, silt, and clay built up by a river along its banks, especially during floods.
- An artificial embankment along a rivercourse or an arm of the sea, built to protect adjoining land from inundation.
Word History and Origins
Origin of levee1
Word History and Origins
Origin of levee1
Origin of levee2
Example Sentences
They’ve said the state should instead bolster water supplies by upgrading aging levees in the Delta and investing more in recycling wastewater, capturing stormwater locally and making other improvements to use water more efficiently.
Some areas, such as around Huntington Beach and Bolsa Chica, saw their tsunami hazard areas shrink after new analysis indicated levees and ponds would help better protect the public than originally thought.
In the wild, their burrowing behavior can breach levees and weaken structural foundations, per the state fish and wildlife department.
In Obion County, Tennessee, heavy rains there caused a levee to break, "resulting in rapid onset flooding", a local NWS account said on X.
Traditionally, governments have turned to hard infrastructure like seawalls and levees to guard against floods.
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