LEVEE


Meaning of LEVEE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' le-v ē

Function: noun

Etymology: French levée, from Old French, act of raising, from lever to raise ― more at LEVER

Date: circa 1720

1 a : an embankment for preventing flooding b : a river landing place : PIER

2 : a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded

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