embankment

em·bank·ment

E0100800 (ĕm-băngk′mənt)n.1. The act of embanking.2. A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway.

embankment

(ɪmˈbæŋkmənt) n (Civil Engineering) a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway. See also levee¹

em•bank•ment

(ɛmˈbæŋk mənt)

n. 1. a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc. 2. the action of embanking. [1780–90]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protectionlevee - an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowinghill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"revetement, stone facing, revetment - a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

embankment

noun bank, ridge, mound, causeway, rampart, earthwork They climbed a steep railway embankment.

Translations

堤堤防筑堤

embankment

(imˈbӕŋkmənt) noun a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc. 堤岸 堤防，筑堤

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