Meaning of LEVEE
| Pronunciation: | | 'levee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
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| | Synonyms: | | dam, dike, dyke |
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| | See Also: | | Aswan Dam, Aswan High Dam, barrier, High Dam, Hoover Dam, milldam, weir | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lev"ee\ (l[e^]v"[-e]; often l[e^]v*[=e]" in U. S.), n.
[F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See {Lever},
n.]
1. The act of rising. `` The sun's levee.'' --Gray.
2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in
distinction from a {soir['e]e}, or evening assembly; a
{matin['e]e}; hence, also, any general or somewhat
miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime
or evening; as, the president's levee.
Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended
by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a
{drawing-room}.
\Lev"ee\, v. t.
To attend the levee or levees of.
He levees all the great. --Young.
\Lev"ee\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See
{Lever}, and cf. {Levy}.]
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the
Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [U. S.]
\Lev"ee\, v. t.
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a
river. [U. S.]
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- A natural or manmade feature of the landscape that restricts movement of water into or through an area.
- An embankment built along a river for flood protection.
- An embankment on or along the bank of a stream or lake to protect outer lowlands from inundation.
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