levee
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/lˈɛviː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "levee"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ, āϤāϟāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ

a natural or man-made structure built along a river or waterway to prevent flooding by confining the water within its boundaries
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The levee held strong during the heavy rainfall.
āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϘāĻžāϟ, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϘāĻžāϟ

a structure built along a riverbank to serve as a landing place for boats or ships
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Vendors lined the levee, selling goods to arriving passengers.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϘāĻžāϟ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āφāϏāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāύāĻž, āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ

a ceremonial or formal reception of guests, especially one held by royalty or dignitaries
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Courtiers gathered for the morning levee with the queen.
āĻĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāύ⧀āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāύāĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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