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Definitions of embankment
  1. noun
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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Definition that contains embankment
  • wall an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  • rampart an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  • bulwark an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  • levee an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
  • revetement a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
  • stone facing a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
  • revetment a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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