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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">levees</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>dikes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>flood protection works</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>embankments</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>flood walls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>floodwalls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>levee</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>walls, flood</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Embankments built to prevent flooding of low-lying land. For embankments built to control or retain flood waters of rivers or seas, use the more "dikes." ]]></note></mads>