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
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Origin of embankment
Vocabulary lists containing embankment
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A 2024 BMW M3 was eastbound on the two-lane highway that slopes downhill when the driver lost control, veering off-road and down a steep embankment, the CHP said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Tour operator Hakuba Lion Adventure said the vehicle flipped after going up an embankment along a forest road and that police were investigating.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The force of the crash pushed the carriages of the second train into an embankment, according to the transport minister.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 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
By now, they’d three-legged themselves to the lip of the embankment.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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