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>

Synonyms dike, embankment, head, levee

Related Words breakwater, jetty, seawall; breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, rampart; canal, channel, ditch, gutter, trough; lock; barricade, barrier, block; floodgate, sluice; barrage, milldam, stank [British], weir

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>

Synonyms float, jetty, landing, levee, pier, quai, quay, wharf

Related Words berth, mooring, slip; embarcadero [West]; dockyard, marina, quayage, shipyard, wharfage