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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 45% | 9 | It describes the shift from voiceless stops to fricatives, and voiced stops to voiceless stops | |
3 | 30% | 10 | A built-up bank to prevent flooding | |
Bank That Stops Flooding Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "LEVEE" which means:
- noun
- • A formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- • A pier that provides a landing place on a river
- • An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing verb
- • To keep within a channel by means of levees.
- • To attend the levee or levees of.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The levee was built to protect the town from flooding."
- • "The river overflowed and breached the levee."
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