Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun levee

3 senses of levee

Sense 1
levee -- (a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court))
       => reception -- (a formal party of people; as after a wedding)

Sense 2
levee -- (a pier that provides a landing place on a river)
       => pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

Sense 3
levee -- (an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing)
       => embankment -- (a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection)