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noun
An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
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noun
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
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noun
The steep bank of a river.
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Usage: US
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noun
The border of an irrigated field.
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noun
A pier or other landing place on a river.
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Usage: US
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noun
The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
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noun
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
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noun
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
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verb
To keep within a channel by means of levees.
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verb
To attend the levee or levees of.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
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Broader terms: embankment
noun
a pier that provides a landing place on a river
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Broader terms: pier, wharf, wharfage, dock
noun
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
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Broader terms: reception
History
From French levée, from lever (“to raise, rise”).
From French levé variant of the noun lever (“the act of getting up in the morning”).
Across languages
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