embankment
31embankment — Synonyms and related words: L, abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, anthill, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beach, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berm, berth, boom, branch, breakwater,… …
32embankment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dike, mole, bulwark, bank, wall, levee; barrier, rampart. See defense, enclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dike, breakwater, bank, causeway; see dam 1 , dock 1 , hill …
33embankment — em|bank|ment [ımˈbæŋkmənt] n a wide wall of earth or stones built to stop water from flooding an area, or to support a road or railway …
34embankment — em|bank|ment [ ım bæŋkmənt ] noun count a sloping wall of earth or stone beside a road, railroad, or river …
35embankment — em bank·ment || mÉ™nt n. dike, raised mound of earth, earthwork, rampart (for defense, protection, holding back water, etc.) …
36embankment — noun 1》 a wall or bank built to prevent flooding by a river. 2》 a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground …
37embankment — noun (C) 1 a wide wall of stones or earth built to keep the water in a river from flowing over its banks, or to support a road or railway over low ground 2 a slope of earth, stone etc that rises from either side of a railway or road …
38embankment — n 1. bank, mound, elevation of earth, Phys. Geog. levee; dike, dam, breakwater, mole; pier, jetty, quay, wharf. 2. causeway, Brit. Dial. causey, raised road or path, viaduct, bridge. 3. wall, rampart, bulwark, Fort. breastwork; railing,… …
39embankment — em·bank·ment …
40embankment — [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] noun [C] a sloping wall of earth or stone beside a road, railway, or river …