levees

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Definition of levees in English Turkish dictionary

levee
su seti

Su seti seli geri tuttu. - The levee kept the floodwater back.

levee
set

Su seti seli geri tuttu. - The levee kept the floodwater back.

levee
rıhtım
levee
kabul merasimi
levee
sedde
levee
Resmî kabul, kabul töreni
levee
kabul/set
levee
{i} nehir taşmasına karşı set
levee
büyük şahsiyetlerin sabahleyin misafir
levee
{i} taşmayı önleyen set
levee
nehir kenannda su taşmasına engel olacak set
levee
yalnız erkeklerin hazır bulunduğu saray kabul merasimi
levee
bilhassa cumhurbaşkanının umumi kabul resmi
levee
{i} kabul töreni
levee
(Askeri) SET: Tabii veya insan eliyle yapılmış olan ve nehirlerin taşmasına mani olan nehir kenarı setleri
levee
set gibi yüksek nehir kenarı
levee
{i} resmi kabul
English - English
plural of levee
levee
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi
levee
A pier or other landing place on a river
levee
The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest

The sturdy hind now attends the levee of his fellow-labourer the ox.

levee
A reception of visitors held after getting up
levee
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders
levee
an embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow
levee
{n} a crowd of attendants, visit, lady's toilet
leve
Called also leucophanite
leve
To believe
leve
A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness,with viscid juices and cold sweats
leve
Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin
leve
A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine
leve
A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green
leve
Dear
leve
in exclamations or prayers followed by a dependent clause
leve
The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents
leve
Same as 3d & 4th Leave
leve
To grant; used esp
leve
To live
leve
Having white or silvery foliage
leve
One of certain very
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{i} embankment built along a river to prevent flooding; raised edge around an irrigated field; pier; formal reception (such as held by royalty)
levee
A dike or embankment that protects land from floods
levee
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river
levee
{f} build a dike, create an embankment along a river to prevent flooding; create a raised edge around an irrigated field (Agriculture)
levee
Curved earthen mounds of sediments that act as barriers between flood waters and surrounding floodplain areas
levee
The steep bank of a river, or border of an irrigated field
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A ridge of sediment deposited alongside a stream as floodwaters rising out of the channel lose energy and deposit their coarser load
levee
A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine
levee
The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents
levee
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
levee
Called also leucophanite
levee
embankment along a river to prevent flooding, as in : The townspeople felt much safer once the levee was completed
levee
(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
levee
To attend the levee or levees of
levee
An embankment built to keep a river from overflowing; a landing place on the river
levee
A dike used for flood protection
levee
Having white or silvery foliage
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A natural or man-made earthen obstruction along the edge of a stream, lake, or river Usually used to restrain the flow of water out of a river bank
levee
An embankment, continuous dike or ridge
levee
A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness,with viscid juices and cold sweats
levee
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river
levee
an embankment built to prevent flooding of low-lying land
levee
a high earth ridge built to keep nearby land from flooding (same as dike)
levee
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
levee
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
levee
A protective barrier built along the banks of a stream to prevent flooding See also natural levee
levee
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
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The act of rising
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A natural or man-made feature of the landscape that restricts movement of water into or through an area
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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
levee
One of certain very
levee
A man-made embankment that controls or confines water
levee
a special wall built to stop a river flooding (levée, from lever )
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Ridge of coarse deposits found alongside the stream channels and elevated above the floodplain Forms from the deposition of sediment during floods
levee
Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin
levee
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty (originally, upon rising from bed)
levee
A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green
levee
An embankment to confine or control water A dike
levee
A berm-like or embankment structure that acts as a barrier to flood waters
levee
A man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment often reinforced with soil cement, that is designed to contain or divert the flow of water
levee
a natural or manmade earthen barrier along the edge of a stream, lake, or river Land alongside rivers can be protected from flooding by levees
levee
a bank or wall built to keep floodwaters away; or a bank that occurs naturally because of silt being deposited during floods
levees

    Turkish pronunciation

    leviz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlevēz/ /ˈlɛviːz/

    Etymology

    [ 'le-vE; l&-'vE, -'vA ] (noun.) 1672. French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from lever to rise.
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