Real Dictionary

levee
countable noun: A levee is a raised bank alongside a river.

levee in American English 1
an embankment built alongside a river to prevent high water from flooding bordering land
to build a levee along
noun: an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river
transitive verb: to furnish with a levee

levee in American English 2
a morning reception held by a sovereign or person of high rank upon arising from bed
noun: a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received

levee in British English 1
noun: an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or artificially constructed to prevent flooding

levee in British English 2
noun: a formal reception held by a sovereign just after rising from bed