An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway.

The meaning of EMBANKMENT is a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway.

EMBANKMENT definition: a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc. See examples of embankment used in a sentence.

Add to word list an artificial slope made of earth or stones: a river embankment (Definition of embankment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground, or to prevent water from a river or the sea from flooding the area.

5 days ago · embankment (plural embankments) a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or …

Definition of embankment noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

An embankment is an artificial structure typically constructed to contain the flow of liquids and prevent flooding. It is a raised mound of soil designed to hold back the force of water, …

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Define embankment. embankment synonyms, embankment pronunciation, embankment translation, English dictionary definition of embankment. n. 1. The act of embanking. 2. A …