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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
Behind Huffman was a muddy creek bordered by an earthen levee that abutted the backyards of dozens of homes on Vendola Drive.
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Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been major improvements in modernizing the levees and flood risk management.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The plan is to provide flood control and update the aging levee system.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
In reality, many of the levees still in use today began much more humbly.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
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But efforts to mitigate human harms—restricting harvests, remodeling dams, breeding salmon in hatcheries—are yielding diminishing returns.—
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Infrastructure upgrades, including new electrical systems and wharf improvements, are already underway to accommodate the advanced platforms.—
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Nightlife Howard Smith Wharves Once an underused stretch of industrial wharf, Howard Smith Wharves is now Brisbane’s liveliest nightlife destination.—
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The Hyundai then left the road, traveled up an embankment and struck a large rock, police said.—
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After locating handgun ammunition in the SUV, Burbank PD used a helicopter and police dog named Spike to locate Alas along a steep embankment along the freeway.—
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In August, while riding a personal watercraft, investigators said a wake from a passing boat sent her into a dock along with her 16-year-old sister, who survived.—
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Authorities say the victim lived on Taylor Road in Bethel Island, on a property that included a small dock for his boat.—
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Any beach quality sand excavated from the channel will be placed on the city’s eroding beaches south of the municipal pier.—
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The Reach Key West Key West, Florida Perched on a private natural sand beach, The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton offers a tropical escape with a boutique feel (and a postcard-worthy pier).—
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Blast damage in the lower left section of a quay in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.—
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Hotel Danieli, a few hundred yards down the quay, which is also where Miss Evans stays in Travelling Companions.—
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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