leveenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlev.i/us/ˈlev.i/a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from overflowing (= coming out of a place because it is too full)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geography: banks & embankments
- bank
- bluff
- dune
- embankment
- hummock
- mound
- riverbank
- riverine
- riverside
- sandbank
- sandbar
- shoal
- snow bank
- terraced