embankment
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embankment
- /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/
- [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] ~ [ɪmˈbæŋkmn̩t]
- /ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmənt/ Canada, US
- [ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmənt] ~ [ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmn̩t] Canada, US
- /ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmənt/ Canada, US
- [ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmənt] ~ [ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmn̩t] Canada, US
noun embankments
- A long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway. The work to be done under these specifications consists in furnishing all materials and erecting a stone embankment, an earth embankment, and a wharf. The stone embankment will contain about 216,000 tons of stone; the earth embankment about 285,000 cubic yards of broken stone, sand, or other suitabl
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Closest in meaning: wall, seawall, bridge, berm, breakwater, pier, dam, barrage, dike, dyke, levee, kerb, riverbank, shoreline, shore, landfill
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noun artificial mound of earth and stone
| Español | terraplén |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 방조제 bangjoje |
| 日本語 | 堤防, 盛土 morido |
| 中文 | 堤岸 dī'àn |
| हिन्दी | तटबंध taṭbandh, बंधा bandhā |
| Português | dique |
| Français | chaussée, talus |
| Deutsch | Böschung, Bahndamm, Dammschüttung, Eindeichung |
| Italiano | argine |
| Română | terasament |
| Русский | на́бережная náberežnaja, на́сыпь násypʹ |
Talk about this word "embankment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embankment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embankment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embankment "embankment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embankment.Cite this
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title = {embankment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embankment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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