Embankment

//ɪmˈbæŋkmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection wordnet

Etymology

From embank + -ment.

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