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- DictionaryLev·ee/ˈlevē/
noun
- 1. an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.
The meaning of LEVEE is a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed. How to use levee in a sentence.
levee. / lĕv ′ ē /. 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.
A levee (/ ˈ l ɛ v i / or / ˈ l ɛ v eɪ /), dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.
LEVEE definition: 1. a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from…. Learn more.
a wall made of land or other materials that is built to stop a river from overflowing (= flowing over its edges): Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people. (Definition of levee from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Oct 19, 2023 · A levee is a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don’t want it to go. Levees may be used to increase available land for habitation or divert a body of water so the fertile soil of a river or seabed may be used for agriculture.
A levee is an embankment built to prevent a river or another body of water from overflowing. A levy is a fee or tax collected by the government. Continue reading...
