NOUN | group | levee | a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) |
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artifact | levee | a pier that provides a landing place on a river | |
artifact | levee | an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing |
Sounds | leh'viy | |
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Rhymes | anchovy ... wavy: 30 rhymes with viy... |
Meaning | A formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court). | |
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Broader | reception | A formal party of people |
Meaning | A pier that provides a landing place on a river. | |
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Broader | pier, wharf, wharfage, dock | A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
Meaning | An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing. | |
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Broader | embankment | A long artificial mound of stone or earth |
Spanish | dique, dique natural |
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