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Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenSouthern England:
  • ÄäntäminenGA:
  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈlɛvi/
    • IPA: /ˈlɛveɪ/
  • Tuntematon aksentti:
    • IPA: /ləˈvi/
    • IPA: /ləˈveɪ/
KieliKäännökset
bulgariaбряг
espanjadique, malecón, camellón
hollantidijk, aanberming
japaniていぼう (teibō), 堤防 (ていぼう,teibō)
portugaliencosta
ranskadigue, turcie, levée
saksaDamm, Wall
suomipenger, tulvapato, pengerrys
venäjäдамба (damba), насыпь (nasyp)

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
  2. (obsolete) The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
  3. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
  4. A reception of visitors held after getting up.
  5. (US) The steep bank of a river.
  6. A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
  7. (US) The border of an irrigated field.
  8. (US) A pier or other landing place on a river.

Verbi

  1. (US, transitive) To keep within a channel by means of levees.
  2. (transitive) To attend the levee or levees of.

Esimerkit

  • to levee a river
  • the sun's levee
  • The sturdy hind now attends the levee of his fellow-labourer the ox [...]
  • At the King's levee on the morning of the 13th, Philippe was first ignored; then asked by His Majesty (rudely) what he wanted; then told, ‘Get back where you came from.’
  • He levees all the great.
  • The levees of the pond are intact, but water is filtering through the lower part of the levee on the east side of the pond.

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektileveed
Imperfektileveed
Partisiipin preesensleveeing
Monikkolevees
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenslevees

Luokat


An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.

Components of an artificial levee:

  1. Design high water level (HWL)
  2. Low water channel
  3. Flood channel
  4. Riverside slope
  5. Riverside banquette
  6. Levee crown
  7. Landside slope
  8. Landside banquette
  9. Berm
  10. Low water revetment
  11. Riverside land
  12. Levee
  13. Protected lowland
  14. River zone

A reception of visitors held after getting up.

A Levée underway in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, 1903. King Edward VII is seated on the throne, the Royal Company of Archers stand guard.

A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.

King Edward VII's first levee, held in the Throne Room of St James's Palace. The King stands in the foreground, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Carl of Denmark to his left.