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a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught

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Recent Examples of levee As the final minutes began to bleed off the clock, the levee finally collapsed for Shrewsbury, as Richardson fired home a rocket through traffic to put Hingham ahead for good at 3-2. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 In the battle to control water, humanity has thrown everything at the problem—dams, levees, canals and other costly infrastructure projects. Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 In Tennessee, a state of emergency was declared by the local authorities after a levee broke near the small town of Rives, which has a population roughly 250, along the Obion river. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 The levee near Rives along the Obion River has failed, resulting in rapid onset flooding of the town of Rives and surrounding areas. Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for levee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
Noun
  • Already, workers have partially deconstructed the existing dam, dumped fill material and poured concrete for the expansion.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The dam holds back a river near Popovka, a border settlement in Belgorod.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As part of the agreement, the terminal operator has also committed to the replacement and maintenance of all wharf and berth structures.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In celebration of the reopening, parking for the first two hours on the wharf will be free for the month.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Investigators said the bus then went partially up the embankment off the highway near milepost 2 and rolled onto its left side.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Accessible only by boat or air, the island is less than a five-minute ride from the home’s dock.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
  • It was moved away from its dock to allow the SpaceX Crew-9 capsule to dock.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Pulling up to the resort's beachfront pier feels like stepping into a postcard.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, the span between primary support piers will expand from 1,209 feet (368 meters) to 1,600 feet (487 meters), mitigating navigational hazards for large vessels.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.
    Jessica Diner, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024

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