Definition of Levees. Meaning of Levees. Synonyms of Levees

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Definition of Levees

Levee
Levee Lev"ee, v. t. To attend the levee or levees of. He levees all the great. --Young.
Levee
Levee Lev"ee, v. t. To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.]

Meaning of Levees from wikipedia

- Egypt, Mesopotamia and China all built levees. Today, levees can be found around the world, and failures of levees due to erosion or other causes can be...
- ISBN 0-340-15817-4. "Governor's Levee". Trove. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931). p. 15. Retrieved 11 September 2018. "Levees (Receptions)". Digital Encyclopedia...
- behind the levee. Man-made levees can fail in a number of ways. The most frequent (and dangerous) form of levee failure is a breach. A levee breach is...
- On Monday, August 29, 2005, there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its suburbs following p****age...
- the levée was historically a male preserve but during World War II levées were attended by female officers of the armed forces. Since then levees have...
- December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine When the Levees Broke, Official website, HBO When the Levees Broke at AllMovie When the Levees Broke at IMDb...
- Look up levee or levée in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Levee or levée comes from the French verb lever, meaning "getting up" or "rising". It has two...
- Newport on the Levee is a dining and attraction destination located on Third Street in Newport, Kentucky. It is located adjacent to the Purple People...
- department from 1798 to 1804. In hopes of showing that like the previous levées that were proposed by the French government in an attempt to raise the number...
- Washington. The levee group names are based on location and are identified as the Kennewick Levees, Pasco Levees, and Richland Levees. Lake Wallula behind...