Synonyms of levees

levees

noun

plural of levee

1

as in dams

a bank of earth constructed to control water

the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dams
• embankments
• dikes
• canals
• ramparts
• barriers
• locks
• ditches
• barricades
• heads
• seawalls
• weirs
• breakwaters
• jetties
• channels
• gutters
• blocks
• earthworks
• breastworks
• troughs
• bulwarks
• sluices
• floodgates
• barrages
• stanks
• milldams

2

as in docks

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers

we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• docks
• wharves
• wharfs
• piers
• quays
• jetties
• landings
• floats
• moorings
• quais
• marinas
• berths
• shipyards
• dockyards
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages