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embankment
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embankment
n.
dike, raised mound of earth, earthwork, rampart (for defense, protection, holding back water, etc.)
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Embankment
Embankment may refer to:
- A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea
- Embankment (transportation), in transportation, a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area
- Embankment dam, a dam made of mounded earth and rock
- Land reclamation along river banks, usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in:
- The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England
- The Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
- The Chelsea Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
- The Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England
- Neva embankments (disambiguation), along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England
- Embankment tube station, a station on the London Underground
- "Embankment", a work by artist Rachel Whiteread
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embankment
Noun
1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
(hypernym) mound, hill
(hyponym) rampart, bulwark, wall
(part-meronym) revetment, revetement, stone facing
(derivation) embank
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embankment
n.
nábřeží; hráz; násep
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embankment
Rzecz.
nabrzeże; nasyp
