embankment

em·bank·ment  (m-bngkmnt)

n.

1. The act of embanking.

2. A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway.

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embankment

Noun

a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or prevents a river or lake from overflowing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection levee - an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" revetement, stone facing, revetment - a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

Translations

embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of railway] → terraplén m (= riverside); dique m

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embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of road, railway] → remblai m, talus m [of river]; berge f, quai m (= dyke); digue f

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embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n → Böschung f;

(of railway) → Bahndamm m;

(of river) → Damm m

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embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of road, railway] → massicciata;

(riverside) → argine m (= dyke); diga