levee Synonyms
Another word for levee
• noun (Context 1)
A natural or artificial embankment, ridge, or wall built along the banks of a river or sea to prevent the overflow of water and protect adjacent land from flooding.
"Engineers reinforced the earthen embankment along the Mississippi River before the spring melt arrived."
• noun (Context 2)
A paved landing place, quay, or pier along a river where vessels load and unload passengers and cargo.
"Steamboats once lined the cobblestones of the St. Louis wharf to take on bales of cotton."
• noun (Context 3)
A formal reception held by a monarch, head of state, or royal representative, historically taking place in the morning upon rising from bed.
"Ambassadors and nobles gathered in the palace anteroom to attend the king's morning reception."
• verb (Context 4)
To furnish or enclose with an embankment in order to confine a river or prevent flooding.
"The state agency decided to embank the lower stretches of the floodplain to protect nearby farmland."