- (/ˈlɛvi/), **** (American English), **** (Commonwealth English), embankment,
floodbank, or stop bank is a
structure used to keep the
course of
rivers from changing...
- Italy, when a
small party were
almost wiped out in an ****ault on the east
floodbank of the river,
Sepoy Namdeo Jadhav carried two
wounded men
under heavy...
- Nottinghamshire. In 1795
during the
largest known flood on the Trent, the
floodbank which is
situated between Spalford and the
river was breached. Floodwaters...
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which the bore can be seen, or
viewers can walk
along the
river bank or
floodbanks. Historically, the bore has been of
importance to
shipping visiting the...
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These lower reaches are
protected from
tidal flooding by a
series of
floodbanks and defences.
Elsewhere there is a
distinct contrast between the open...
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villages and 2,000
properties in Gainsborough.
River levels dropped when the
floodbank at
Morton breached,
resulting in the
flooding of some 77
square miles...
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Afghanistan 1919, Agordat, Keren, Amba Alagai,
Abyssinia 1940-41,
Senio Floodbank,
Italy 1943-46,
Harar Kalan,
Punjab 1971. The
regiment was
awarded with...
- 1999. This led to the
hotel being demolished and the
construction of a
floodbank in 2001 to
protect Alexandra from flooding. The old
courthouse located...
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traditional flood-control
structures would interfere with
other interests.
floodbank See levee.
floodplain A broad, flat area of land
adjacent to a
river or...
- Italy, when a
small party were
almost wiped out in an ****ault on the east
floodbank of the river,
Sepoy Namdeo Jadav carried two
wounded men
under heavy fire...