a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
An artificial deposit of material that is raised above the natural surface of the land and used to contain, divert, or store water, support roads or railways, or for other similar purposes
Fill material, usually earth or rock, placed with sloping sides and usually with length greater than height All dams are types of embankments
An artificial deposit of material that is raised above the natural surface of the land and used to contain, divert, or store water, support roads and railways, or for other similar purposes
A man-made deposit of soil, rock, or other materials used to form an impoundment
An artificial BANK, mound, DIKE, or the like, built to hold back water or to carry a roadway
A bank or mound constructed to carry a roadway at a level higher than the original ground level
A mound of soil sometimes used in highway construction or to cover the foundation area of a building
An earth structure, usually earth or rock, placed with sloping sides and with a length greater than its height An embankment is generally higher than a dike
a bank of earth constructed above the natural ground surface to carry a road or to prevent water from passing beyond desirable limits; also known as bank
Fill material, usually earth or rock, placed with sloping sides and with a length greater than its height Usually an embankment is wider than a dike
raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc
means an artificial deposit of material that is raised above the natural surface of the land and used to contain, divert, or store water, support roads or railways, or for other similar purposes
A man-made deposit of soil, rock, or other material used to form an impoundment
A section of railway line where the surrounding countryside is at a lower level than the line and the ground has been built up to put in the line
A barrier comprised of earth and constructed above the natural ground surface to carry a road or to prevent water from passing beyond desirable limits; also known as a bank (5)
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. They climbed a steep embankment. a railway embankment. the Embankment the Thames Embankment a road along the north bank of the River Thames in London. a wide wall of earth or stones built to stop water from flooding an area, or to support a road or railway
A raised structure constructed of natural soil from excavation or borrow sources
{i} dike, raised mound of earth, earthwork, rampart (for defense, protection, holding back water, etc.)