English dictionary
levee
/'l/E/v/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a pier that provides a landing place on a river
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act of rising.
Source: webster1913
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An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the <i>levees</i> along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To attend the levee or levees of.
Source: webster1913
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To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to <i>levee</i> a river.
Source: webster1913