embankment
Americannoun
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a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
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the action of embanking.
noun
Etymology
Origin of embankment
Vocabulary lists containing embankment
"The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket," Vocabulary from the short story
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Shoemaker swerved right off the 210 and rolled his Ford Bronco down the embankment, about three stories high, and onto the 57 freeway.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
"We've planned these works carefully so that several essential upgrades, from tunnel repairs to platform extension work and embankment maintenance, can be delivered in one closure period."
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The force of the crash pushed the carriages of the second train into an embankment, according to Transport Minister Óscar Puente.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Some of the carriages had tumbled down an embankment of four metres, Sanz said at his press conference.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
From the embankment, they could see two piles of ash and large towers of smoke billowing in the wind.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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