See also: Abee French Pronunciation IPA(key): /a.be/ Noun abée f (plural abées) (chiefly historical) the sluice gate, sluice or flume to a water wheel Further reading “abée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.