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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
levee
levee [levee levees] BrE [ˈlevi] NAmE [ˈlevi] noun (NAmE)
1. a low wall built at the side of a river to prevent it from flooding
2. a place on a river where boats can let passengers on or off
Word Origin:
early 18th cent. (originally US): from French levée, feminine past participle of lever ‘to lift’.
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