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What is the noun for levee?

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levee
  1. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
  2. (US) The steep bank of a river.
  3. (US) The border of an irrigated field.
  4. (US) A pier or other landing place on a river.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. dam, bank, embankment, dike, wall, head, mound, earthwork, breakwater, rampart, barrier, causeway, dyke, barrage, ridge, weir, sea wall, defenses, defences, groyne, seawall, groin, obstruction, barricade, hindrance, offshore barrier, harbor wall, gate, blockage, millpond, block, milldam, jetty, defence, defense, sluice, sea cliff, bulwark, projection, mole, pier, wharf, dock, quay, landing, float, quai, berth, slip … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “We walked along the levee, marveling at the engineering feat that kept the river from flooding the nearby towns.”
      “The levee was the perfect spot for unloading cargo from the ship onto the waiting trucks.”
levee
  1. (obsolete) The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
  2. A reception of visitors held after getting up.
  3. A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. dam, bank, embankment, dike, wall, head, mound, earthwork, breakwater, rampart, barrier, causeway, dyke, barrage, ridge, weir, sea wall, defenses, defences, groyne, seawall, groin, obstruction, barricade, hindrance, offshore barrier, harbor wall, gate, blockage, millpond, block, milldam, jetty, defence, defense, sluice, sea cliff, bulwark, projection, mole, pier, wharf, dock, quay, landing, float, quai, berth, slip … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “We walked along the levee, marveling at the engineering feat that kept the river from flooding the nearby towns.”
      “The levee was the perfect spot for unloading cargo from the ship onto the waiting trucks.”
levees
  1. plural of levee
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dams, banks, embankments, dikes, walls, head, mounds, earthworks, breakwaters, ramparts, barriers, causeways, dykes, barrages, ridges, weirs, seawalls, groynes, groins, obstructions, milldams, millponds, barricades, gates, hindrances, blocks, blockages, jetties, defence, defense, sluices, piers, wharves, docks, quays, landings, floats, berths, slips, landing stages, harbours, harbors, marinas, waterfronts, quaysides, moorings, havens, anchorages … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Do they allow people in low-lying neighborhoods where the old levees were breached to build again?”
      “Now America has had to pay the price for ignoring loud warnings about the weakened levees of New Orleans.”
      “The water had risen too high, and the levees just were not strong enough to keep it back.”
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