le·vee
| \ ˈle-vē
; lə-ˈvē, -ˈvā \
; lə-ˈvē, -ˈvā \
Definition of levee
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
2
: an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men
3
: a reception usually in honor of a particular person
the years of levees and parades and other suave peacetime occasions— Gladys B. Stern
levee
noun (2)
lev·ee
| \ ˈle-vē
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\
Definition of levee (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: an embankment for preventing flooding
b
: a river landing place : pier
2
: a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded
levee
verb
lev·ee
| \ ˈle-vē
\
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leveed; leveeing
Definition of levee (Entry 3 of 3)
: to provide with a levee
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levee. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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levee
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le·vee
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Kids Definition of levee
: a bank built along a river to prevent flooding
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The first known use of levee was in 1672
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