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levee

🇬🇧 UK/'levi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding; a natural ridge of sediment along a riverbank

防洪堤,河堤

v.

To confine or protect with an embankment

为…筑堤

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
levlight, lift, raise
+
eeone who receives the action
=levee

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The massive levee protected the city from devastating floods during heavy rainstorms.

  • 2.

    Engineers strengthened the levee system to withstand extreme weather conditions.

  • 3.

    The levee failure caused catastrophic flooding that displaced thousands of residents.

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