Glossary:Levee: Difference between revisions
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|Term=levee | |Term=levee | ||
|Definition=Artificial bank confining a stream channel or limiting adjacent areas subject to flooding; an embankment bordering a submarine canyon or channel, usually occurring along the outer edge of a curve. | |||
|SourceURL=https://shoreline.noaa.gov/glossary.html | |||
|Type=noun | |Type=noun | ||
|Pronunciation=lev·ee | |Pronunciation=lev·ee / ˈlevē | ||
|AudioFile=glossary levy.mp3 | |AudioFile=glossary levy.mp3 | ||
| | |Synonym=dike | ||
|Sentence=Herbert Hoover Dike is a 143-mile earthen levee that surrounds Lake Okeechobee. | |Sentence=Herbert Hoover Dike is a 143-mile earthen levee that surrounds Lake Okeechobee. | ||
|RelatedURL=https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/Herbert-Hoover-Dike/ | |RelatedURL=https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/Herbert-Hoover-Dike/ | ||
|Poster=Admin | |Poster=Admin | ||
|Postdate=20191106091811 | |Postdate=20191106091811 | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:56, November 25, 2020
levee
Artificial bank confining a stream channel or limiting adjacent areas subject to flooding; an embankment bordering a submarine canyon or channel, usually occurring along the outer edge of a curve.
Word Class: noun
Pronunciation: lev·ee / ˈlevē
Synonym: dike
Example: Herbert Hoover Dike is a 143-mile earthen levee that surrounds Lake Okeechobee.
