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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 46% | 9 | Flood protection embankment | |
3 | 42% | 6 | Embankment for flood control | |
Flood Embankment 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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New York Times25 Aug 2020 | Across 67 | |
New York Times08 Dec 1997 | Across 47 | |
New York Times23 Sep 1997 | Across 36 | |
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