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em·bank·ment
(ĕm-băngk′mənt)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
(ɪmˈbæŋkmənt)n
(Civil Engineering) a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway. See also levee1
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em•bank•ment
(ɛmˈbæŋk mənt)n.
1. a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
2. the action of embanking.
[1780–90]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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Translations
جِسْرسَد، حاجِز، رَصيف
násep
dæmningskråningvold
penger
nasip
upphlaîinn kantur; flóîgarîur
堤防
둑
krantinė
krastmala
násyp
vägbank
เขื่อน
đường đáp cao (cho xe lửa)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n [road, railway] → remblai m, talus m; [river] (made of earth) → berge f; (made of concrete) → quai m (= dyke) → digue fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
embankment
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] n (of path) → terrapieno; (of road, railway) → massicciata; (of canal, river) → argine m; (dyke) → digaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
embankment
(imˈbӕŋkmənt) noun a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.
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→ جِسْر násep skråning Damm ανάχωμα terraplén penger remblai nasip terrapieno 堤防 둑 dijk voll nabrzeże aterro насыпь vägbank เขื่อน istinat duvarı đường đáp cao (cho xe lửa) 堤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009