levee


3lev·ee

verb \ˈle-vē\
lev·eedlev·ee·ing

Definition of LEVEE

transitive verb
: to provide with a levee

First Known Use of LEVEE

1832

Other Civil Engineering Terms

asphalt, ballast, barrage, cantilever, infrastructure, sluice

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