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levee meaning in Tamil

இயற்கையான ஆற்றங்கரை

/ˈlɛvi//ˈlɛvi/

levee in Tamil: இயற்கையான ஆற்றங்கரை, உயர் அணைத்தொடர், வௌளக் கரை. In English, levee means an elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.

Tamil words for levee

இயற்கையான ஆற்றங்கரை, உயர் அணைத்தொடர், வௌளக் கரை

English meaning of levee

  1. noun An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
  2. noun An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
  3. noun The steep bank of a river.
  4. noun The border of an irrigated field.

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Questions about levee in Tamil

What is the meaning of levee in Tamil?
Levee in Tamil is இயற்கையான ஆற்றங்கரை, உயர் அணைத்தொடர், வௌளக் கரை.
levee என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Levee: இயற்கையான ஆற்றங்கரை, உயர் அணைத்தொடர், வௌளக் கரை.
What does levee mean in English?
Levee means an elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: levee (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: levee (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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