levee system

collocation in English

meaningsofleveeandsystem

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levee
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlev.i/us
/ˈlev.i/
a wall made of soil or other materials that is built next to a river to stop the river from overflowing (= coming out of a place because it is ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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After the 1882 flood, theleveesystemwas expanded.
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Construction and elaboration of theleveesystemwas critical to the state's ability to cultivate its commodity crops of cotton and sugar cane.
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However, this effort became less than fruitful when theleveesystemwas breached in several other areas preventing the waters from threatening the city.
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It's safely within a fairly secureleveesystemthat's going to be rebuilt very nearby.
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The city built aleveesystemthat is still maintained today.
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That year, construction of the currentleveesystemwas proposed.
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By the 1890s, the originalleveesystemhad been largely replaced with stronger embankments consisting of clay dredged from nearby river bottoms.
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This would stabilize the water flow and allow work on the levee, while also helping to stabilize the rest of theleveesystem.
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In addition, the city built aleveesystemstretching from the bluff southward to protect the riverfront and low-lying agricultural areas.
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When theleveesystemfailed, however, many persons found themselves trapped in the facility with no way out.
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Many concerns also focused around the fact that the city'sleveesystemwas only designed for hurricanes of no greater intensity than category 3.
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The current dam andleveesystemwas completed in 1954.
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He flew in a helicopter counting the number of vessels and barges that potentially would be a safety issue to people, property, and theleveesystemduring a hurricane.
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Marysville eventually constructed a complexleveesystemto protect the city from floods and sediment.
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