transitive. To build banks of earth, stone, etc., around (an area of land, body of water, etc.); spec. to embank (a river); to build banks around…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > embank (8) banka1450 transitive. To build banks of earth, stone, etc., around (an area of land, body of water, etc.); spec. to embank (a river); to build banks around… bench1587 transitive. To bank up, bank back. Obsolete. rare. embank1700 transitive. To enclose, shut in, confine, or protect by banks; esp. to confine the course of (a river) by a mound, dyke, or raised structure of… levee1832 transitive. To raise a levee or embankment along (a river); to raise levees or embankments in (a district). Also, to shut or keep off by means of a… bund1883 transitive. To embank. Subcategories:— strengthen (bank) (2) — form into bank (1) |
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