单词 | levee |
释义 | levee1/ˈlɛvi![]() ![]() noun 1An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.Construction of levees and embankments prevents the floodplain from performing this function and transfers the problem further downstream to areas which were not subject to flooding....
1.1A ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water.Marshland, containing cattails, bulrushes, and other reeds, would have been limited to the borders of the wooded ridges of levees, where the water level was consistently below the surface....
1.2North American A landing place; a quay.The men created a world of their own on the docks, levees, plantation landings, city quays, and steamboat decks of the Mississippi River economy. OriginEarly 18th century (originally US): from French levée, feminine past participle of lever 'to lift'. Rhymeslevee2/ˈlɛvi![]() ![]() noun 1 archaic or North American A formal reception of visitors or guests: the great stop on the Washington social circuit was the diplomat’s levee...
1.1 historical An afternoon assembly for men held by the British monarch or their representative: he was presented at one of Prince Albert’s levees in 1850 1.2 archaic A reception of visitors just after rising from bed. OriginLate 17th century (denoting a reception of visitors after rising from bed): from French levé, variant of lever 'rising', from the verb lever. |
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