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levee

/ˈlevi/noun

उच्चारण लेवी

तटबंध, बाँध, पुश्ता

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a wall of earth built along the side of a river to stop it from flooding

    तटबंध, बाँध, पुश्ता

    • The river broke through the levee after days of heavy rain.
    • Levees were built along the Kosi to protect the villages.

    Synonyms embankment dyke bank

  2. 2

    [C]

    a raised bank of earth formed naturally along a river by the mud and sand it leaves when it floods

    प्राकृतिक तटबंध

    • Natural levees form on the banks of large rivers.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

embankment dyke bank

?Which word?

Do not confuse levee (a river bank built to stop floods) and levy (an official tax or charge), which sound the same in many accents.

Levee (बाढ़ रोकने वाला तटबंध) और levy (सरकारी कर या शुल्क) में भ्रम न करें, जिनका उच्चारण कई लहजों में एक जैसा होता है।