Definition of Embankment in English :

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Embankment meaning in English

Meaning of Embankment in English

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Embankment pronunciation in English

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Embankment

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Noun

1. embankment

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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Embankment

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noun
a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway
See also levee1

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Embankment

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noun
1. 
the act or process of embanking
2. 
a bank of earth, rubble, etc. used to keep back water, hold up a roadway, or as part of a fortification

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Embankment

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n.
1. The act of embanking.
2. An artificial slope of earth or stone, as at the edge of a road or a body of water.

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