The levee kept the floodwater back.
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Levee
/ˈlɛvi/
Synonyms for "levee" (126 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
earthen embankment
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6 entriesflood leveelevee banklevee breachlevee districtlevee heightriver levee
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There's danger that the levee will break. We have to evacuate immediately.
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I live near the levee.
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Engineers in New Orleans said they expected heavy rains to cause some flooding, but the storm had not breached levee walls built to hold back Lake Pontchartrain.
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