colley collogue

²lev·ee

Pronunciation:\ˈle-vē\

Function:noun

Etymology: French levée, from Old French, act of raising, from lever to raise — more at lever

Date: circa 1720

1 a: an embankment for preventing flooding b: a river landing place : pier2: a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded