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- 1. a formal reception of visitors or guests: "the great stop on the Washington social circuit was the diplomat's levee"
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levee. 1 of 3. noun (1) le· vee ˈle-vē. lə-ˈvē, -ˈvā. Synonyms of levee. 1. : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed. 2. : an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men. 3. : a reception usually in honor of a particular person.
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) Examples of levee. levee.
A levee (/ ˈlɛvi / or / ˈlɛveɪ /), [a][1] dike (American English), dyke (British English; see spelling differences), 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 meaning: 1. a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from…. Learn more.
levee. (ˈlɛvɪ) n. 1. (Physical Geography) an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or constructed by man to prevent flooding. 2. (Agriculture) an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated.
levee in British English. (ˈlɛvɪ ) noun US. 1. an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or artificially constructed to prevent flooding. 2. an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated. 3. a landing place on a river; quay.
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.
