Thesaurus results for LEVEE

levee

noun

ˈle-vē

Definition of levee

as in dam

a bank of earth constructed to control water the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle

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as in wharf

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

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Recent Examples of levee 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 Farther down, the levee that restrains the rivers is a low line of trees into the horizon. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Made to resemble the town’s levee (which held during the Flood of 1993), a full pie is loaded with 18 fresh apples and weighs a whopping 10 pounds. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 However, that connection was lost with the construction of a flood-control levee and other improvements that make a bridge necessary for that route now. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for levee

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Noun

Three dams along the Boardman River were taken out to reconnect coldwater streams and restore fish habitat.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Goaltenders Spencer Knight and Arvid Söderblom have tried their best to seal the leaks, but the dam has overflowed early on.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dam

Noun

Their transatlantic journey is slated to begin in Portsmouth, but once there Håkan loses sight of his brother in the crowds along the wharf.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wharf

Noun

The vehicle went into an embankment about a mile north of the East Kuna Mora Road interchange and overturned, according to police.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
Her remains were found in 1990 by accident, as fire department crews were responding to a traffic collision down an embankment near Highway 33 and Creek Road.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of embankment

Noun

Rescues were reported in multiple counties on Saturday, including people found in floodwaters, clinging to a piece of a dock along the Freedom Trail Greenway in Burke County, officials say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
The Atlas system is the first-ever modular smart telescope system for Vaonis, with a base dock system fitted with two ports for connecting two imaging modules (an optical tube with a sensor).

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

The idea was to create a pier-to-pier connection for the highway, with Santa Monica Pier right outside of Los Angeles serving as the other terminus.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Constructed at a cost to the US taxpayer of $300 million, the pier was retired after operating poorly and sporadically for just twenty days.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pier

Noun

The expansion will lengthen the quay and add 15 cranes, allowing the terminal to handle two large container ships at once and cutting turnaround times by up to half, the company said.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Three Yemeni government sources told Reuters air defenses were engaging drones launched by the Houthis toward the commercial quay and storage in the port.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

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