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embankment definition

em·bank·ment (em baŋk′mənt, im-)

noun

  1. the act or process of embanking
  2. 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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embankment Synonyms

embankment

n.

dike, breakwater, bank, causeway; see dam 1, dock 1, hill.


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embankment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • stabilize: British Waterways ' began work to stabilize the embankment on 2nd March.

Adjective modifier

  • a27: They were discovered on the A27 road embankment just east of the bridge section where it crosses the Waterworks Road.

Modifies a noun

  • dam: Embankment dams Embankment dams are very low in height compared to their length.

Noun used with modifier

  • railroad: Walking along the bottom path, parallel to the railroad embankment, you will pass several young Douglas Fir in a line.
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