Levee Mnemonic
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levee
levee
/ˈlɛv.eɪ/
dike
floodwall
Examples
- Much of the flooding was due to the failure of the city's levee system.
- The city flooded due primarily to the failure of the levee system.
- The path lies in the flood plain between the river and levee.
- The levee protects the town from being flooded by the two rivers.
- The theater flooded in the Hurricane Katrina levee failure disaster of 2005.
- A small memorial stands at the location of the levee failure.
- Overland flow to the levee will be disposed of through culverts.
- The levee broke and Whitewater Creek overflowed into the town.
- On the back side of the canal the levee and floodwall can be seen.
- The freight house was built on the levee near the Mississippi River.
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
noun
a pier that provides a landing place on a river
noun
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
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"Lev + Ee. The river levels easy, thanks to the levee."
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