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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See

Noun.

The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

Inclosure by a bank; the banks or mounds of earth that are raised to defend a place,especially against floods.

imbankment ‎(plural imbankments)