كيف تنطق "levees"

word

ˈɫɛviz

LEV-eez

lˈɛviːz

luh-VEEZ

التعريف

Levees are long walls or embankments built along rivers or coastlines to prevent flooding by holding back water.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɛviz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɛviːz

أمريكي

LEV-eez

بريطاني

luh-VEEZ

The river levees protect the city from floods.

Workers are repairing the old levees before the rainy season.

Many towns depend on levees to stay dry.

After the storm, the levees held, so the fields weren't flooded.