levee
noun /ˈlevi/
/ˈlevi/
(North American English)- a low wall built at the side of a river to prevent it from flooding
Topics Geographyc2防洪堤 - a place on a river where boats can let passengers on or off
Topics Geographyc2(河边乘客上下船的)码头
词源early 18th cent. (originally US): from French levée, feminine past participle of lever ‘to lift’.