Synonyms of levees

levees

noun

plural of levee

1

as in dams

a bank of earth constructed to control water

the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dams
• embankments
• dikes
• canals
• ramparts
• barriers
• locks
• ditches
• barricades
• heads
• seawalls
• weirs
• breakwaters
• jetties
• channels
• gutters
• blocks
• earthworks
• breastworks
• troughs
• bulwarks
• sluices
• floodgates
• barrages
• stanks
• milldams

2

as in wharves

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 & Similar Words

• wharves
• docks
• piers
• quays
• jetties
• landings
• floats
• moorings
• quais
• marinas
• shipyards
• berths
• dockyards
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of levees

At 18 feet, low-lying rural areas outside the levees begin to flood. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

By the Army Corps’ estimate, by the early 2000s, 86% of Fort Worth’s levees were no longer tall enough to protect against that kind of biblical flooding. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

Old levees and dams, for example, can leave a community vulnerable to catastrophic flooding, as the Seattle area saw in December 2025 when flooding from heavy rainfall broke levees in multiple communities. — Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Before there were levees, there were 4 million acres of wetland here, an inland marsh that took the Sierra’s runoff every spring. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026