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单词 levee
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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

leveenoun [ C ]

/ˈlev·i/

a wall made of land or other materials that is built to stop a river from overflowing (= flowing over its edges):

Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people.
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