Embankment
//ɪmˈbæŋkmənt// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 enemies, or to support a road or railway.
"The work to be done under these specifications consists in furnishing all materials and erecting a stone embankment, an earth embankment, and a wharf. The stone embankment will contain about 216,000 tons of stone; the earth embankment about 285,000 cubic yards of broken stone, sand, or other suitable material; and the wharf will contain 501,320 feet of timber, and 802 piles, together with the requisite quantity of cast iron mooring bits, wrought iron spikes, bolts, etc."
- 2 a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection wordnet
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More examples"Blossoms have come out on the embankment."
Etymology
From embank + -ment.
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