Definition of leveed Leveed

lev•eed

We found 3 definitions of leveed from 2 different sources.

What does leveed mean?

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Noun Plural: levees
levee - an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river
levee - a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

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levee (Noun)
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
levee (Noun)
The steep bank of a river, or border of an irrigated field.
levee (Noun)
A pier or other landing place on a river.
levee (Noun)
The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
levee (Noun)
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
levee (Noun)
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
levee (Verb)
To keep within a channel by means of levees.
levee (Verb)
To attend the levee or levees of.

levee (n.)
The act of rising.
levee (n.)
A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.
levee (v. t.)
To attend the levee or levees of.
levee (n.)
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.
levee (v. t.)
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river.

levee
An artificial wall, embankment, ridge, or mound, usually of earth or rock fill, built around a relatively flat, low-lying area to protect it from flooding.

levee
lev′ā, lev′ē, le-vē′, n. a morning assembly of visitors: an assembly received by a sovereign or other great personage.—v.t. to attend the levee of. [Fr. lever, to rise.]
levee
le-vē′, n. an artificial bank, as that of the Lower Mississippi: a quay. [Fr.]

levee
A French word for a mole or causeway, adopted of late for river embankments of magnitude, as those of the Po, the Thames, and the Mississippi.

A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb "lever", "to raise"), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. Linguists agree that the term "levee" came into English use in New Orleans circa 1672. It is known in Europe as a dike.

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