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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood

   "The New Orleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm […]."

Synonyms

All synonyms

dykelevee

Example

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"The New Orleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm […]."

Etymology

From flood + wall.

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