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- Dictionarylevee/ˈlɛvi/
noun
- 1. a formal reception of visitors or guests: "the great stop on the Washington social circuit was the diplomat's levee"
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LEVEE definition: 1. a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from…. Learn more.
1. : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed. 2. : an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men. 3. : a reception usually in honor of a particular person. the years of levees and parades and other suave peacetime occasions Gladys B. Stern. levee. 2 of 3. noun (2)
a wall made of land or other materials that is built to stop a river from overflowing (= flowing over its edges): Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people. (Definition of levee from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of levee. levee.
noun. an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or constructed by man to prevent flooding. an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated. a landing place on a river; quay.
Oct 19, 2023 · A levee is a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don’t want it to go. Levees may be used to increase available land for habitation or divert a body of water so the fertile soil of a river or seabed may be used for agriculture. They prevent rivers from flooding cities in a storm surge.
Definition of levee noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
levee in British English. (ˈlɛvɪ ) noun US. 1. an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or artificially constructed to prevent flooding. 2. an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated. 3. a landing place on a river; quay.
