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Webster 1913 Edition
Embankment
Em-bank′ment
,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)
- a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road
Related terms
- Victoria Embankment
Translations
artificial mound of earth and stone
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