Associations to the word «Levee»
Noun
- Katrina
- Dike
- Flooding
- Bayou
- Flood
- Embankment
- Zeppelin
- Mississippi
- Orleans
- Silt
- Breach
- Slough
- Surge
- Hurricane
- Overflow
- Wetland
- Requiem
- Steamboat
- Joaquin
- Minnie
- Sacramento
- Pumping
- Farmland
- Erosion
- Drainage
- Sediment
- Reclamation
- Waterway
- Canal
- Dam
- Delta
- Devastation
- Louisiana
- Greenville
- Barge
- Ditch
- Betsy
- Brothel
- Pointe
- Dyke
- Failure
- Masse
- River
- Vicksburg
- Pond
- Irrigation
- Diversion
- Planter
- Baton
- Marsh
- Willow
- Memphis
- Bluff
- Corps
- Basin
- Debris
- Ike
- Lava
- Confluence
- Laborer
- Break
- Negroes
- Deposit
- Evacuation
- Swamp
- Wharf
- Barre
- Conduit
- Cairo
- Steamer
- Alderman
- Rouge
- Bonfire
- Channel
- Pump
Adjective
Wiktionary
LEVEE, noun. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
LEVEE, noun. (US) The steep bank of a river, or border of an irrigated field.
LEVEE, noun. (US) A pier or other landing place on a river.
LEVEE, verb. (US) (transitive) To keep within a channel by means of levees.
LEVEE, noun. (obsolete) The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
LEVEE, noun. A reception of visitors held after getting up.
LEVEE, noun. A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
LEVEE, verb. (transitive) To attend the levee or levees of.
Dictionary definition
LEVEE, noun. A formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court).
LEVEE, noun. A pier that provides a landing place on a river.
LEVEE, noun. An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing.
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