Embankment built to prevent a river from flooding Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEVEE Embankment built to prevent a river from flooding (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 11, 2022
4% DYKE Flood embankment (4) The Times Concise Dec 1, 2025
4% DAM Flood preventer (3)
3% DROWN Upset about river in flood (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 18, 2025
3% STIR Prevent from clumping, say (4) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
3% DIKES Flood-preventing embankments (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 14, 2016
3% DIKE Flood-preventing embankment (4)
3% LEVEES Flood embankments (6)
2% EXPO The Eiffel Tower was built for one (4) Universal Dec 8, 2025
2% AROUSED River flooding a road makes one excited (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 7, 2025

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