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Webster 1913 Edition


Embankment

Em-bank′ment

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Noun.
1.
The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
2.
A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.

Definition 2024


embankment

embankment

English

Noun

embankment (plural embankments)

  1. a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road

Related terms

  • Victoria Embankment

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