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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
The first step was to discover what could be built in the area because a portion of the land is part of the city’s levee system used to prevent flooding.
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Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The tool is exclusively used by public safety agencies during natural disasters — including flash floods, wildfires, and levee or dam breaches — and other widespread public safety hazards to alert the public to evacuate.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Been there as communities have tried to tame the mighty waters with levees and embankments, and battled 100-pound invasive fish.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The tool is exclusively used by public safety agencies during natural disasters — including flash floods, wildfires, and levee or dam breaches — and other widespread public safety hazards to alert the public to evacuate.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Been there as communities have tried to tame the mighty waters with levees and embankments, and battled 100-pound invasive fish.
—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.
—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
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Other risks to metal production from El Nino include the potential for aluminum and zinc shortages caused by low water levels in hydroelectric dams in China’s southern Yunnan province.
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Montezuma County officials also ordered evacuations for private lands in the lower Dolores River corridor, from the dam to Bradfield Bridge, Ferris fire officials said.
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Vanuatu has received large loans and aid from China for buildings, wharves and other infrastructure.
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The father wanted nets and the smell of the wharf.
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The house sits on a road tucked alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains to a rail yard in the village of fewer than 1,000 residents.
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The house where the children were found sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden.
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Whistling and cheering, crowds gathered on the concrete dock below.
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The morgue that serves La Guaira is makeshift—a white tent on a dock lined with body bags and coffins.
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Francis had waited over an hour in the relentless heat just at the pier alone.
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New retail openings in Cannes and Saint-Tropez, a takeover of the pier at Hôtel Martinez and the launch of the 72-metre ALO Voyage yacht together signal something much bigger than summer brand theatre.
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And, the river quay at sunset was the perfect location for Officine Générale.
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levee. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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