Levee (Noun)
Meaning 1
A formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 2
An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The town's levee had protected it from flooding for decades, but it was no match for the record rainfalls of the previous week.
- The engineering team was tasked with designing a stronger levee to prevent the nearby river from overflowing during heavy rainfall.
- When the levee failed, the water poured in and inundated the entire city.
- Construction on the new levee was underway, but it wouldn't be finished in time for the impending storm.
- The levee system along the riverbank allowed farmers to grow crops in areas that would otherwise be prone to flooding.