levee

堤防、防洪堤、河堤

The rising river finally broke through the levee last night.

暴涨的河水昨晚终于冲破了堤防。

堤岸、土堤地理

Silt gradually built up a natural levee along the riverbank.

淤泥沿著河岸逐渐堆积成天然的堤岸。

筑堤、建堤防少用

Engineers leveed the lower river to protect nearby farmland.

工程师在河川下游筑堤以保护附近农田。