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protective embankment

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Noun1.protective embankment - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
escarp, escarpment, scarp
fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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City officials said the levee system was "in good shape and holding," despite still being a work in renewal after floodwaters unleashed by Katrina catastrophically washed away the protective embankments in 2005.
New Orleans levees intact as Gustav tears across Louisiana by AFP / AFP American Edition
City officials said the levee system was "in good shape and holding," despite still being a work in renewal after floodwaters unleashed by Katrina catastrophically washed away the protective embankments in 2005.
New Orleans levees intact as Gustav tears across Louisiana by AFP / AFP Global Edition
When the swollen Kosi river burst its banks in Nepal just north of the Indian border, it changed course, flowing through a fresh channel 75 miles to the east that has no protective embankments.
India floods: 20 die as rescue boat capsizes by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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