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levee


levee

noun

Definition of LEVEE

1
a bank of earth constructed to control water <the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle>
2
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers <we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught>