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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Security was tight, with police vans and soldiers in body armor patrolling embankments, while a special detail followed President-elect Donald Trump.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The inspection found deterioration of the spillway outfall pipe, and trees growing upstream, downstream and along the embankment.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The tractors are stripping out the phosphorus-rich soil so as to amass 37-foot-tall embankments that will form the 23-foot deep, 10,000-acre reservoir.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
The car blew past the barricades, went off the collapsed road and down the embankment, coming to rest at the bottom of Pigeon River Gorge, the Junaluska Fire Department said in a news release.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The inspection found deterioration of the spillway outfall pipe, and trees growing upstream, downstream and along the embankment.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The tractors are stripping out the phosphorus-rich soil so as to amass 37-foot-tall embankments that will form the 23-foot deep, 10,000-acre reservoir.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
The car blew past the barricades, went off the collapsed road and down the embankment, coming to rest at the bottom of Pigeon River Gorge, the Junaluska Fire Department said in a news release.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embankment. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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