Meaning of Levee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
2. The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
   obsolete
3. Uncommon spelling of levee.
   alt-of, uncommon
4. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
5. A reception of visitors held after getting up.
6. The steep bank of a river.
   US
7. A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
8. The border of an irrigated field.
   US
9. A pier or other landing place on a river.
   US

Equivalents

Examples

“The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee.”

“c. 1763, Thomas Gray, letter to Mr. Nichols And look before you were up in the morning, though you were a punctual courtier at the sun's levee”

“The sturdy hind now attends the levee of his fellow-labourer the ox […]”

“I must take my leave, for the Cardinal holds a levee to-day, and let those fail in attendance who want nothing.”

“At the King's levee on the morning of the 13th, Philippe was first ignored; then asked by His Majesty (rudely) what he wanted; then told, ‘Get back where you came from.’”

“At this place the levée ran along about one hundred and fifty yards back from the ordinary bank of the river, thus leaving when the water was low, a smooth green lawn, beautifully adapted for an encampment, with the levée or dike, eight feet high and fifteen feet wide, protecting from attack on the land side. Breastworks were thrown up from the levée to the river, above and below the encampment. Back of the levée there was a fine plantation.”

“During a flood, the areas adjacent to the channel tend to receive deposits of the coarsest sediments carried by the water. These areas build up and are called levées. Some of the best tree growth is found on these higher areas because they are well-drained.”

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