Synonyms for levee
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
Related words
- Other spellings
- levée
Forms
- Plural
- levees → embankments, banks, dykes, floodwalls…
Example sentences
- bank The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
- embankment Blossoms have come out on the embankment.
- quay She was waiting at the quay as the ship came in.
- jetty A young couple were watching the sunset from the jetty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| levee | falling | |
| bank | steady | |
| embankment | falling | |
| floodwall | falling | |
| quay | steady | |
| jetty | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bank1, dyke1, quay1, dike1
- 5 letters
- party2, jetty2
- 9 letters
- reception3, floodwall, floodbank
- 10 letters
- embankment3
- 13 letters
- entertainment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (party2 = 2 syllables).