levee
60
7.2
- noun
- /ˈlɛvi/
- US
:
dique
- Well, can't we build the levee higher?
- a levee break
- levees and floodwalls
- levees and canals
One can have better building standards and one can build sea walls and levees to prevent flooding.
- One can have better building standards and one can build sea walls and levees to prevent flooding.
- I used to get that when I used to work out on a farm out there off of near the levee over there in Mississippi.
Examples
-
As the water receded, it was clear that the strategy of "levees only" was no longer sufficient.
Academic text (1993) -
In 1849, New Orleans suffered a serious flood when an upriver plantation levee failed.
Academic text (2017) -
But the levee was dry
-
City officials do not know if the levee will be repaired.
Academic text (1993) -
The landing itself was little more than a levee with a wooden deck built out into the river.
Fiction book (2002) -
We're expecting flash flooding after the levee break.
-
After the levees failed, he lost everything.
-
One can have better building standards and one can build sea walls and levees to prevent flooding.
-
The three key issues addressed at this meeting were substantially damaged structures, levee reconstruction, and community recovery planning.
Academic text (1993) -
The city built a sturdy levee along the river to prevent flooding during heavy rains.
Synonyms
22
5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
1
4.4
A high wall that stops flood water from entering an area
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word levee comes from the French levée, from lever meaning 'to raise' or 'to get up'. A levee beside a river is a bank that is literally 'raised' to hold back water, so the origin explains the modern meaning.