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levee

noun

/ˈlɛvi/

Meaning

An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river or to hold back water.

The town built a levee to protect itself from flooding.

embankment, dam, dike, barrier

breach, opening

build a levee, levee system, levee break, levee construction

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

a plan that lists things or events and the times when they will happen; timetable

The action or process of integrating or combining things to form a unified whole.

a sudden sharp blow; the sound of striking something

The action of breathing out.

a follower of Islam