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the levee broke in New Orleans.

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the levee broke in New Orleans.

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According to the author, the reason New Orleans was flooded after Hurricane Katrina was due to the weakness of the levee system surrounding the city.

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According to the author, the reason New Orleans was flooded after Hurricane Katrina was due to the weakness of the levee system surrounding the city.

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The word levee, from the French word levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise"), is used in American English (notably in the Midwest and Deep South); it came into English use in New Orleans circa 1720.

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