Levee - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlevɪ|
Brit.
|ˈlevɪ|
noun
- a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- a pier that provides a landing place on a river
- an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
- a pier that provides a landing place on a river
- an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
Extra examples
His Majesty's levee began at a quarter past two.
...workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee...
Word forms
noun
singular: levee
plural: levees
singular: levee
plural: levees
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