embankment
IPA: ɛmbˈæŋkmʌnt
noun
- a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
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Examples of "embankment" in Sentences
- The low embankment east of the crossing is visible.
- The aircraft overran the runway and hit an embankment.
- The average base width of the Dam's earthen embankment is wide.
- The River Blackwater used to flow under the embankment in a culvert.
- In the autumn of 1811 the embankment, known as the Cob, was finished.
- The bridge was removed in 1954 and the embankment was removed in 1959.
- The foundations of the path to this exit remain on the northern embankment.
- A freight spur exists along the embankment of the track in the parking lot.
- The earth embankment is long with two submersible spillways, long and long.
- Can pioneer roads feasibly be constructed into excavation or embankment areas
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