levee - Dictionary definition and meaning for word levee
levee..(sounds like level..) we LEVEL the land ,with LEVEE so that there is no seep of water(..flooding..)
So bye-bye, miss american pie. Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry.
sounds like leaven which means to raise
levee = level + e; level is always down on river side to control the flow of water