[DOC] [TLE] Levee dictionary definition | levee defined - YourDictionary [PAR] levee definition: The definition of a levee is a barrier or embankment designed to 
prevent the overflow of water onto land. ... LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST ... 
French lev, for Old French lever, substantival use of infinitive , to raise, se lever, 
to rise: see levee ... Of levee on the Mississippi river within the state, and 84 m. [DOC] [TLE] Levee - mississippi, river and levees - GluedIdeas.com [PAR] LEVEE, le-ve' or ley'e (from the French word lever, to rise, and the time of rising). 
... The meaning is now more extended and the term is applied chiefly to the ... (2) 
In hy draulic engineering, an embankment raised on the margin of a river to... [DOC] [TLE] Translation of Levee in English [PAR] Synonym of levee in thesaurus ... build a dike, create an embankment along a 
river to prevent flooding; create a raised edge ... More: English to French 
translation of levee ... [f. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. see lever, n.] ... an 
embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the mississippi; 
sometimes, the... [DOC] [TLE] Levee | Definition of Levee by Merriam-Webster [PAR] French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise ... 1 a : an 
embankment for preventing flooding b : a river landing place : pier ... Thesaurus: 
All synonyms and antonyms for levee Spanish Central: Translation of levee ... A 
friend parents live in the Delta in Mississippi and they are concern about the 
levee... [DOC] [TLE] River Thames - Wikipedia [PAR] The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England. It is the longest 
river entirely ... (Victoria) Embankment/Strand, Westminster ..... The flood threat 
here comes from high tides and strong winds from the North Sea, and ..... After 
temperatures began to rise again, starting in 1814, the river stopped freezing 
over. [DOC] [TLE] Talk:Levee - Wikipedia [PAR] Merge[edit]. I don't think dike should be merged with levee. Levee is an American 
term. ... It is true that the river banks are frequently higher than the flood plains, 
but that .... Oxford Dictionary defines a dike as an embankment built to prevent 
flooding; .... "leve" of 1770 related to the Mississippi and the then-French 
territory. [DOC] [TLE] levee - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words [PAR] n levee An embankment on the margin of a river, to confine it within its natural ... 
In old French usage, a levee (lever) was a reception of nobles by the king on his 
rising ... n Levee le-v an artificial bank, as that of the Lower Mississippi: a 
quay. ... I suppose you will come up for the Drawing-room if you don't for the 
Levee. [DOC] [TLE] New Orleans and its three-century history of battling water - Timeline ... [PAR] Sep 14, 2015 ... The founder of New Orleans builds the first Mississippi levee ... wall around the 
town  a levee, named for the French word lever, meaning to lift or raise. ... 
Endless days of rain throughout the Mississippi River valley swelled flood waters, 
forcing the first ..... FEMA: A battered agency that keeps coming back. [DOC] [TLE] Download Sample pages 1 PDF - Springer [PAR] Mississippi River Delta Shifting Baseline Ignorance-based Worldview 
Knowledge- .... the French encounteredherds of bison in the marshes, ..... (
IBWV) when it comes to restoration of Mississippi River ... It would require, in 
other words, undoing anthropogenic ..... ally, energy costs will continue to rise, 
making the cost of. [DOC] [TLE] Preliminary Report on the Performance of the New Orleans Levee ... [PAR] Aug 29, 2005 ... south, along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River. Significant ... and/or the 
earthen levee embankments themselves. In addition, it appears... [DOC] [TLE] Flood Risk in New Orleans Implications for Future ... - RMS [PAR] true situation  the risk

Question: This word for a Mississippi River embankment comes from the French meaning "to rise"
Answer: Levee