Embankments

Synonyms for "embankments" (8 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
canal embankmentdike

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
highway embankmentleveerailway embankmentroad embankment

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

5 entries
civil engineering structuredefense structureearthworkfortificationinfrastructure feature

More specific

9 entries
battery embankmentcanal embankmentcoastal embankmenthighway embankmentrailway embankmentrampartriver embankmentroad embankmentsiege embankment

Collocations

6 entries
coastal embankmentembankment constructionembankment maintenancerailway embankmentriver embankmentroad embankment

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.

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