levee

lev·ee ¹  (lv)

n.

1. An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.

2. A small ridge or raised area bordering an irrigated field.

3. A landing place on a river; a pier.

tr.v. lev·eed, lev·ee·ing, lev·ees

To provide with a levee.

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[French levée, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise; see lever.]

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lev·ee ²  (lv, l-v, -v)

n.

1. A reception held, as by royalty, upon arising from bed.

2. A formal reception, as at a royal court.

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[From French lever, a rising, from Old French, from lever, to raise, rise; see lever.]

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levee¹

n US

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or constructed by man to prevent flooding

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated

3. a landing place on a river; quay

[from French, from Medieval Latin levāta, from Latin levāre to raise]

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levee²

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a formal reception held by a sovereign just after rising from bed

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a public court reception for men, held in the early afternoon

[from French, variant of lever a rising, from Latin levāre to raise]

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levee  (lv)

1. A long ridge of sand, silt, and clay built up by a river along its banks, especially during floods.

2. An artificial embankment along a rivercourse or an arm of the sea, built to protect adjoining land from inundation.

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Levee a reception of ten held in the morning; any miscellaneous gathering of guests, 1672.

Example: levees of ministers, 1874.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	levee - a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) reception - a formal party of people; as after a wedding
	2.	levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river pier, wharf, wharfage, dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
	3.	levee - an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

Translations

levee¹ [ˈleveɪ] N (Hist) (= reception) → besamanos m inv, recepción f

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levee² [ˈlevɪ] N (= bank) → ribero m, dique m

levee¹

n (Hist) (on awakening) → Lever nt; (at British court) → Nachmittagsempfang m

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levee²

n → Damm m, → Deich m

levee [ˈlɛvɪ] n (esp Am) → argine m

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levee [ˈlɛvɪ] n (esp Am) → argine m