How do you pronounce levee?

levee is pronounced as /ˈlɛvi/.

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🌊levee (lévi)

noun

/ˈlɛvi/

levée (levee)

lettuce level

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Signification

An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river or to hold back water.

Traduction de la signification

Un barrage construit pour empêcher le débordement d'un fleuve ou pour retenir l'eau.

Phrases d'exemple

The town built a levee to protect itself from flooding.

La ville a construit une levée pour se protéger des inondations.

La ville a construit une levee pour se protéger des inondations.

Synonymes

embankment, dam, dike, barrier

Antonymes

breach, opening

Collocations

build a levee, levee system, levee break, levee construction

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