Levee has several meanings, some of which are misspelled. It can be difficult to sort these out, and we hope this article can help.
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| - "The earliest human civilizations all grew up along the banks of rivers. Yet when rains grew heavy, the Nile, Indus, Tigris or Yangtze became a danger to those on their shores. The Levee, also known as a dam, is a wall of earth or stone, constructed to hold back encroaching waters. The ancient Egyptians were among some of the most sophisticated levee builders, channeling the Nile in order to provide water for cities and crops. Today levees provide hydroelectric power to populations throughout the world."
- Levee has several meanings, some of which are misspelled. It can be difficult to sort these out, and we hope this article can help.
- A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise"), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. The word levee seems to have come into English through its use in Louisiana. There are many of them in New Orleans such as the
* Industrial Canal levee
* London Avenue Canal levee
* 17th Street Canal levee
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| - "The earliest human civilizations all grew up along the banks of rivers. Yet when rains grew heavy, the Nile, Indus, Tigris or Yangtze became a danger to those on their shores. The Levee, also known as a dam, is a wall of earth or stone, constructed to hold back encroaching waters. The ancient Egyptians were among some of the most sophisticated levee builders, channeling the Nile in order to provide water for cities and crops. Today levees provide hydroelectric power to populations throughout the world."
- Levee has several meanings, some of which are misspelled. It can be difficult to sort these out, and we hope this article can help.
- A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise"), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. The word levee seems to have come into English through its use in Louisiana. There are many of them in New Orleans such as the
* Industrial Canal levee
* London Avenue Canal levee
* 17th Street Canal levee
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