About The Word Embankment

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Embankment

Embankment Meaning & Definition
Embankment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Embankment?

[n] a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

Synonyms | Synonyms for Embankment:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Embankment: abutment | anchorage | anchorage ground | anthill | arc-boutant | arch dam | backstop | bamboo curtain | bank | bar | barrage | barrier | basin | beach | beam | bear-trap dam | beaver dam | berm | berth | boom | branch | breakwater | breastwork | brick wall | buffer | bulkhead | bulwark | buttress | buttress pier | buttressing | cable railway | coast | coastland | coastline | cock | cofferdam | cog railway | dam | defense | dike | ditch | dock | dockage | dockyard | drift | dry dock | dune | earthwork | el | electric railway | elevated | elevated railway | feeder | feeder line | fence | flying buttress | foreshore | gate | gravity dam | gravity-operated railway | groin | hanging buttress | harbor | harborage | haven | haycock | haymow | hayrick | haystack | heap | hill | horse railway | hydraulic-fill dam | iron curtain | ironbound coast | jam | jetty | junction | jutty | L | landing | landing place | landing stage | leaping weir | levee | lido | light railroad | line | littoral | logjam | main line | marina | metro | milldam | moat | mole | molehill | monorail | moorings | mound | mow | parapet | pier | pier buttress | pile | plage | playa | port | portcullis | protected anchorage | pyramid | quay | rack railway | rack-and-pinion railway | rail | rail line | railroad | railway | rampart | retaining wall | rick | riverside | riviera | road | roadbed | roadblock | roads | roadstead | roadway | rockbound coast | rock-fill dam | sands | sea margin | seabank | seabeach | seaboard | seacliff | seacoast | seaport | seashore | seaside | seawall | shingle | shipyard | shore | shoreline | shoulder | shutter dam | sidetrack | siding | slip | snowdrift | stack | stone wall | strand | street railway | streetcar line | submerged coast | subway | switchback | terminal | terminus | tidewater | track | tram | tramline | trestle | trolley line | trunk | trunk line | tube | turnout | underground | wall | waterfront | waterside | weir | wharf | wicket dam | work

See Also | bulwark | hill | mound | rampart | revetement | revetment | stone facing | wall

Embankment In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*bank"ment\, n. 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.

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