levée

Noun (1)

levee (plural levees)

1. An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
2. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.

   Synonyms:

   dike, floodwall

3. (US) The steep bank of a river.
   • The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee.1826, William Christy, A Digest of Martin's Reports
4. (US) The border of an irrigated field.
5. (US) A pier or other landing place on a river.

Noun (2)

levee (plural levees)

1. (obsolete) The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
   • And look before you were up in the morning, though you were a punctual courtier at the sun's leveec. 1763, Thomas Gray, letter to Mr. Nichols

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