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embankment

embankment


em·bank·ment  (m-bngkmnt)
n.
1. The act of embanking.
2. A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway.


embankment  /mbkmnt/  n. a mound of earth or rocks built to support the sides of a roadway or to hold back flood waters: The rising water in the river will not flow over the embankment. embankment

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