embank

[ em-bangk ]

/ ɛmˈbæŋk /

verb (used with object)

to enclose or protect with an embankment.

Words nearby embank

emasculate, emasculation, emba, embacle, embalm, embank, embankment, embar, embarcadero, embarcation, embargo

Origin of embank

First recorded in 1640–50; em-¹ + bank¹

OTHER WORDS FROM embank

un·em·banked, adjective

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Examples from the Web for embank

A few attempts had been made to deepen and embank the natural streams, but with slender success.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
If you were to embank Lincolnshire now,—more stoutly against the sea?
Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy|John Ruskin
If you were to embank Lincolnshire more stoutly against the sea?
The Crown of Wild Olive|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for embank

embank

/ (ɪmˈbæŋk) /

verb

(tr) to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment

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