levée

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
2. isim An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
3. isim The steep bank of a river.

   “The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee.”

4. isim The border of an irrigated field.
5. isim A pier or other landing place on a river.
6. fiil To keep within a channel by means of levees.

   “to levee a river”

7. isim The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.

   “c. 1763, Thomas Gray, letter to Mr. Nichols And look before you were up in the morning, though you were a punctual courtier at the sun's levee”

8. isim A reception of visitors held after getting up.
9. isim A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.

   “I must take my leave, for the Cardinal holds a levee to-day, and let those fail in attendance who want nothing.”

10. fiil To attend the levee or levees of.

    “He levees all the great.”

11. isim Uncommon spelling of levee.

    “During a flood, the areas adjacent to the channel tend to receive deposits of the coarsest sediments carried by the water. These areas build up and are called levées. Some of the best tree growth is found on these higher areas because they are well-drained.”