leveed
Walled against floods
Leveed describes land that has been protected or bordered by a levee—an embankment built to prevent flooding: leveed farmland along the Mississippi, the leveed sections of New Orleans.
The term appears mainly in discussions of flood control and river management, distinguishing protected areas from unprotected floodplains.
Raised earth structure
- dikeWall against flooding
- floodwallBarrier against rising water
- earthworkConstructed soil structure
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
revetment · riprap · spillway · floodgate · culvert · weir · drainage · pump station
Land bordering a stream
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- watershedDrainage area boundary
delta · bottomland · backwater · oxbow · alluvial · river channel · meander · confluence
Preventing destructive overflow
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- defensesMeans of protection
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
bulwark · containment · high water · flood stage · crest · overtopping · flood insurance · protected area
embankment
Raised earth structure
berm · revetment · riprap · spillway · floodgate · culvert · weir · drainage · pump station · retaining wall
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
watershed · delta · bottomland · backwater · oxbow · alluvial · river channel · meander · confluence · tributaries
flood control
Preventing destructive overflow
shield · bulwark · containment · high water · flood stage · crest · overtopping · flood insurance · protected area
leveedunprotected
Without safeguard or shield
exposed · vulnerable · flood-prone · unbanked · natural
- water levelHeight of liquid surface
- sea levelElevation reference point
- leveling withSpeaking honestly to
- next levelExceptionally high quality
- level upAdvance in rank
- energy levelAmount of vitality available
level, lever, levels, levee, leveling, levelled, levelly, leveler, levees