levee
Example Sentences
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Next arrived atmospheric rivers—intense weather systems that broke levees, flooded towns and killed at least one in Western Washington.
And there’s no better classic rock band than Led Zeppelin, a group famously resistant to licensing their songs until recently when the levee has apparently broken.
From Los Angeles Times
His biggest fear would be a breach of a levee protecting the Netherlands -- "the impact would be immense", but he is confident in Dutch preparations.
From Barron's
To run up the levee and gaze upon that view of downtown was something of a rite of passage for kids in the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times
More than half a million Californians live among waterways in low-lying towns of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where 1,100 miles of levees made of dirt and rocks protect homes from nearby rivers.
From Los Angeles Times
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