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[lĕv́ē]
(n.)An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
(v.)To provide with a levee.
(n.)A reception held, as by royalty, upon arising from bed.
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A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise"), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course ...
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Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise. Date: 1672. 1 : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising...
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: The Mississippi River levee system on the west bank extends from Allenville, Missouri, on the Little River Diversion Channel generally southward to the vicinity of Venice, Louisiana, and on the east bank from Hickman, Kentucky, to opposite Venice, Louisiana, except where interrupted by hills and tributary streams.
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Brothers Bar & Grill; Brothers is NOW OPEN at the Levee next to Barnes and Noble. Stop by for some great food, drinks and music! FREE LEVEE ; PARKING! Light Up the Levee Holiday Light Show; (Exterior, Riverwalk Level);
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Defininition of the term "levee" with examples and resources, plus information on the levee failures in New Orleans.
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A levee is a critical safety feature for low-lying areas, such as New Orleans. When a levee breaks, surrounding land faces massive destruction. One of the oldest weapons they've wielded against the rivers and oceans is the levee, also known as a dike. A levee is simply a man-made embankment built to keep a river...
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THE LEVEE has been one of Kansas City's favorite nightspots for nearly fifty years. Located in the heart of midtown, The Levee is perfectly situated between the shops and restaurants of the Country Club Plaza and the abundant nightlife found in nearby Westport.
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Definition of levee in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of levee. Pronunciation of levee. Translations of levee. levee synonyms, levee antonyms. Information about levee in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. To provide with a levee.
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I'm probably violating all kinds of copyrights here, but since I haven't seen it elsewhere, here is that levee in New Orleans before and after the break (or at least a levee before & after). Note that the expanse of water in the after picture was formerly (or perhaps currently) occupied by houses.
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