embankment

Noun

Meaning

The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hill ridge harbor wharf quay brae esplanade knoll Lenin anchorage causeway marina dockyard palisade dyke
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Antonyms

valley basin plateau meadow shack attack
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Hypernyms

hill mound

Hyponyms

rampart levee wall bulwark

Phrases with the word

build an embankment left embankment rock embankment Victoria Embankment steep embankment beach embankment

Examples

She stopped and leant her elbows against the parapet of the embankment. He did likewise. There is at times a magic in identity of position; it is one of the things that have suggested to us eternal comradeship. E. M. Forster

An ant hole may collapse an embankment. Japanese Proverb

According to CHP, the accident happened at about 10:30 a.m. when the charter bus — owned by El Monte-based Executive Lines Inc. — slid off the I-15 during a heavy rainstorm, down an embankment and landed on its roof. Source: Internet

According to troopers, a 2004 Kia Sport ran off the road, struck and embankment, overturned then collided with a utility pole. Source: Internet

A centerlined dam has sequential embankment dams constructed directly on top of another while fill is placed on the downstream side for support and slurry supports the upstream side. Source: Internet

After leaving the road, Ledman went down an embankment, rolled over twice, hit a telephone pole and then his vehicle caught fire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

embalsam embank embanker embannered embar embarassment