Glossary:Levee

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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.Source
Word Class: noun
Pronunciation: lev·ee ( /ˈlevē/ )
Synonym: dike
Example: Herbert Hoover Dike is a 143-mile earthen levee that surrounds Lake Okeechobee.
Related Link: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/Herbert-Hoover-Dike/
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Date: 2019-11-06
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