embankment

[ em-bangk-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.

  2. the action of embanking.

Origin of embankment

1
First recorded in 1780–90; embank + -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for embankment

embankment

/ (ɪmˈbæŋkmənt) /


noun
  1. a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway: See also levee 1

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