26984 words

levee

2 definitions • 1 example
1
a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from overflowing (= coming out of a place because it is too full)
2
a wall made of land or other materials that is built to stop a river from overflowing (= flowing over its edges):

Examples:

Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people.

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