embankment
noun
em·bank·ment
im-ˈbaŋk-mənt 
1
: a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway
2
: the action of embanking
Examples of embankment in a Sentence
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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Brianna Daniels, 34, lives in a tent pitched on a dusty embankment above San Jose’s Coyote Creek.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
The county fire department handles a variety of emergencies: hoisting drivers to safety when cars veer off canyon embankments or ferrying the injured and the critically ill to hospitals.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors said Stout lit a car on fire near a popular swimming hole and pushed it down an 60-foot embankment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
The vehicle was down an embankment resting against a fence on the outer road, NW Prairie View Road.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
The county fire department handles a variety of emergencies: hoisting drivers to safety when cars veer off canyon embankments or ferrying the injured and the critically ill to hospitals.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors said Stout lit a car on fire near a popular swimming hole and pushed it down an 60-foot embankment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
The vehicle was down an embankment resting against a fence on the outer road, NW Prairie View Road.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embankment. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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embankment
noun
em·bank·ment
im-ˈbaŋk-mənt
: a raised bank or wall to carry a roadway, prevent floods, or hold back water
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