embankment
noun
- the act or process of embanking
- a bank of earth, rubble, etc. used to keep back water, hold up a roadway, or as part of a fortification
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(ĕm-băngkˈmənt)
noun- The act of embanking.
- A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway.
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