(1) An embankment to prevent inundation (2) (SMP) A large dike or embankment, often having an access road along the top, which is designed as part of a system to protect land from floods
An outward sloping raised area on each side of a lava channel Analogous to a river levee, it is built up by successive lava layers whenever the channel overflows
Artificial bank confining a stream channel or limiting adjacent areas subject to flooding; an embankment bordering a submarine canyon or channel, usually occurring along the outer edge of a curve
A morning assembly or reception of visitors, in distinction from a soirée, or evening assembly; a matinée; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee
A long, narrow embankment usually built to protect land from flooding If built of concrete or masonary the structure is usually referred to as a flood wall Levees and floodwalls confine streamflow within a specified area to prevent flooding The term "dike" is used to describe an embankment that blocks an area on a reservoir or lake rim that is lower than the top of the dam