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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
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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

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