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  • levee — ☆ levee1 [lev′ē ] n. [Fr levée, fem. pp. of OFr lever, to raise: see LEVER] 1. an embankment built alongside a river to prevent high water from flooding bordering land 2. a landing place, as a pier, on the bank of a river 3. a low ridge of earth… …   English World dictionary

  • levee — Ⅰ. levee [1] ► NOUN ▪ a formal reception of visitors or guests. ORIGIN French, from lever to rise (such receptions were formerly held by a monarch after rising from bed). Ⅱ. levee [2] ► NOUN 1) an embankment built …   English terms dictionary

  • Levee — For other uses, see Levee (disambiguation). The side of a levee in Sacramento, California A levee, levée, dike (or dyke), embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which… …   Wikipedia

  • levee — levee1 /lev ee/, n., v., leveed, leveeing. n. 1. an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river. 2. Geol. See natural levee. 3. Agric. one of the small continuous ridges surrounding fields that are to be irrigated. 4. Hist. a landing… …   Universalium

  • levee — I. noun Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise Date: 1672 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • levee — levee1 [ lɛvi, lɛveɪ] noun N. Amer. a formal reception of visitors or guests. ↘historical an afternoon assembly for men held by the British monarch or their representative. Origin C17 (denoting a reception of visitors on rising from bed): from Fr …   English new terms dictionary

  • levee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. embankment, dike. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embankment, dike, ridge, obstruction, block; see also dam 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bank, embankment, dam, mound, breakwater …   English dictionary for students

  • levee — I n 1. embankment, bank, mound, elevation of earth; dike, dam, breakwater, mole. 2. ridge, mound, hill, hillock. II n party, soiree, social gathering, gathering, get together; reception, ceremonious party, celebration, fete, gala …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • River Ridge, Louisiana — Geobox Town name = River Ridge native name = other name = other name1 = category = Census designated place image size = image caption = flag size = symbol = symbol size = symbol type = country = United States state = Louisiana region = Jefferson… …   Wikipedia

  • natural levee —    A long, broad low ridge or embankment of sand and coarse silt, built by a stream on its flood plain and along both sides of its channel, especially in time of flood when water overflowing the normal banks is forced to deposit the coarsest part …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Ninth Ward of New Orleans — The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. It is geographically the largest of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. On the south the Ninth Ward is bounded …   Wikipedia

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