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levee
in
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
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- Of course there were levees— big walls of dirt and concrete that protected the city from all that water.†
p. 16.5 *
- But some people said that the levees weren't strong enough for a really big storm.†
p. 16.7
- The levee broke, and the Lower Nine flooded.†
p. 16.9
- "The levee, Roddy," she said to Dad.†
p. 44.6
- The levee broke?†
p. 44.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(levee as in: want a higher levee) an embankment (wall or slope) that is built to prevent a river from overflowing
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)