as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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The crew paddled furiously and reached the embankment.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The plane hit a concrete embankment upon landing and aviation experts have said that many airports do not have these kinds of structures so close to runways.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Likewise, there is the large embankment that was part of the New Cross Stadium dog-racing track until 1975 and for many years offered those in the know a free view of the football.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The plane hit a concrete embankment upon landing and aviation experts have said that many airports do not have these kinds of structures so close to runways.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Likewise, there is the large embankment that was part of the New Cross Stadium dog-racing track until 1975 and for many years offered those in the know a free view of the football.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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