Antonyms for levee
ˈlɛv i, lɛˈvilev·ee

Matched Categories

1. • Embankment
   • Pier
   • Reception

Princeton's WordNet

1. leveenoun

   a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

2. leveenoun

   a pier that provides a landing place on a river

3. leveenoun

   an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

How to use levee in a sentence?

1. Trufant Salvant:

   It is heartbreaking, we've gone through this so many times before and [ the ] only answer to all of this would be levee protection.

2. Jeff Graschel:

   All the levels we're expecting will be contained in the levee systems.

3. Jean Stothert:

   Omaha has 13 miles of flood control on the Missouri River. The levee is safe and the river is not expected to compromise the levee. The levee is being monitored as a precaution.

4. Ken George:

   Apprehensive, a little bit scared, it continues to rise and I’m plugging holes in my levee and hoping that my fields don't flood…it’s a scary situation. I’m hoping for the best but it could be worse than I ever imagined.

5. Michael Underhill:

   When I think about how big of a deal this is, I think about the Led Zeppelin song 'When the Levee Breaks,' competition is going to get fierce. It forces everyone to get sharp and up their game.

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