- A
levee (/ˈlɛvi/ or /ˈlɛveɪ/), **** (American English), **** (British English; see
spelling differences), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is an elevated...
- Look up
levee or
levée in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Levee or
levée comes from the
French verb lever,
meaning "getting up" or "rising". It has two...
-
Levée en m****e (French pronunciation: [ləve ɑ̃ mɑs] or, in English, m**** levy) is a
French term used for a
policy of m****
national conscription, often...
- A
levee breach or
levee failure (also
known as ****
breach or **** failure) is a
situation where a
levee (or ****)
fails or is
intentionally breached,...
- On Monday,
August 29, 2005,
there were over 50
failures of the
levees and
flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its
suburbs following p****age...
- The
Levee District Police (French:
Police du
District de
Levee) is the law
enforcement agency responsible for the
safety and
protection of the Louisiana...
- "When the
Levee Breaks" is a
country blues song
written and
first recorded by
Memphis Minnie and
Kansas Joe
McCoy in 1929. The
lyrics reflect experiences...
- The
levee (from the
French word lever,
meaning "getting up" or "rising") was
traditionally a
daily moment of
intimacy and
accessibility to a
monarch or...
- A New Year's
levée is a
social event on New Year's Day
hosted by the
Governor General of Canada, the
lieutenant governors,
military establishments, muni****lities...
- The
Pueblo Levee Mural Project is a
mural along a
levee of the
Arkansas River certified by the
Guinness Book of
Records as the
longest painting in the...
