Thesaurus results for LEVEE

levee

noun

ˈle-vē

Definition of levee

as in dam

a bank of earth constructed to control water the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle

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as in wharf

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught

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Recent Examples of levee Before floodwater began to rise, Abigail Erikson hadn’t planned to spend hours filling sandbags to save the community of Rocky Ripple as levees threatened failure. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026 On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at a volleyball court in Rocky Ripple, a town northwest of Indianapolis, with shovels and sandbags to help reinforce the town's levee, according to NPR Member Station WFYI. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 The cost may manifest in the next major flood, the next levee inspection, the next decision made by someone who has not yet seen what the system does at the margins. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 Another problem human measures like dams and levees seem to have created, the team argues, is a perception of safety. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for levee

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Noun

Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
During that incident, hackers gained access to a digital system which remotely controls one of the dam’s valves and opened it to increase the water flow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dam

Noun

But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026
The redevelopment would change that by extending and upgrading existing wharves and dredging areas around the docks.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of wharf

Noun

Rogers was allegedly evasive when asked how his truck had gone off the road and down an embankment and started to walk away from the trooper toward a nearby picnic table with a crossbow and several arrows on it, state police said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Authorities said Roberts fell to his death from a steep embankment.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of embankment

Noun

San Juan is a major tourist spot for the island, with its nearby airport and cruise docks, but travelers might not feel the impact of the crisis.

— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
In the book and film, Julián works with his father, Mateo (Andrés Velencoso), owning historic local docks in Mallorca, the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

The migrants retreated to a pier where they were guarded by police.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
The bridge’s 22 piers were seismically retrofitted from the water upward in 2002, but the underwater infrastructure supporting the piers hasn’t been renovated or upgraded since the bridge opened to traffic in 1969.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of pier

Noun

Three Yemeni government sources told Reuters air defenses were engaging drones launched by the Houthis toward the commercial quay and storage in the port.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
Emergency services evacuated everyone from the vessel and the surrounding quay after the leak was detected and carried out air quality measurements.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

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