levee
1an 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.
to furnish with a levee: to levee a treacherous stream.
Origin of levee
1Words that may be confused with levee
- levee , levy
Other definitions for levee (2 of 2)
(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.
Origin of levee
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British Dictionary definitions for levee (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɛvɪ) /
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
Origin of levee
1British Dictionary definitions for levee (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɛvɪ, ˈlɛveɪ) /
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
Origin of levee
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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