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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
New Orleans faced catastrophic flooding, leaving much of the city underwater after the levees and floodwalls failed.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Katrina’s surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans.
—Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Evacuation orders are in place for large swaths of coastal Louisiana, mainly covering low-lying areas with limited or no levee protection, while many schools in south Louisiana will be closed Wednesday.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
In Port Arthur, Tex., an energy company called Sempra is erecting levees 20.6 feet above sea level to protect one of its LNG export plants.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Katrina’s surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans.
—Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Evacuation orders are in place for large swaths of coastal Louisiana, mainly covering low-lying areas with limited or no levee protection, while many schools in south Louisiana will be closed Wednesday.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
In Port Arthur, Tex., an energy company called Sempra is erecting levees 20.6 feet above sea level to protect one of its LNG export plants.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
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The historic bridge becomes visible when the lake level drops to 1,392 feet, and the full bridge deck is exposed at 1,384 feet, according to Andrew Byrne, public affairs specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the lake and dam, who spoke to TRIB Live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Why should California’s taxpayers help Buffett get rid of dams that probably could not be relicensed anyway?Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sheer curtains cover the windows, which look out on the building next door rather than the wharf itself, and the theme is much more timeless elegance than nautical transportation.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
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The car came to stop on its wheels facing south on a dirt embankment.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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We were led down to the heated bunkroom, and the lifeboat turned and pounded through the wild seas to the quiet water inside the bar and tied up at a dock.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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On the Fourth of July 1906, he was found under a pile of lumber at the Alder Street dock.Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bring a bike to pedal 4.5 miles on the Washington Ditch Trail to reach the pier for far-reaching lake views.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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On the tip of the pier, Les Perles de Monte-Carlo is the brainchild of two biologists who wanted to introduce oyster farming in the principality.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Eighteen bedrooms are traditional, many with crown canopies and chintz, and some with spectacular harbor views over the tidal quay.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser launched it in 2021, Monumental robots has built multiple projects for top contractors in the Netherlands, including the facades of free-standing villas, social housing units, industrial buildings, and quay walls.Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levee. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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