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
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
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
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 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