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embankment

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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.

embankment
Noun
a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or prevents a river or lake from overflowing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.embankmentembankment - 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
Spanish embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of railway] → terraplén m (= riverside); dique m
French embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of road, railway] → remblai m, talus m [of river]; berge f, quai m (= dyke); digue f
German embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] nBöschung f;
(of railway) → Bahndamm m;
(of river) → Damm m

Italian embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [of road, railway] → massicciata;
(riverside) → argine m (= dyke); diga

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"Now, William," she said, "if people see me racing along the Embankment like this they WILL talk.
As the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk down them arm-in-arm.
He implied that one ought not to sit out on Chelsea Embankment without a male escort.
 
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