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levee

le·vee

UK/ˈlɛvi/ US/ˈlɛveɪ/ rare obsolete us

noun

1.

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

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Origin

From French levé variant of the noun lever (“the act of getting up in the morning”).

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