embankment English

Meaning embankment meaning

What does embankment mean?

embankment

— noun a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

Synonyms embankment synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as embankment?

embankment English » English

dike

bank

dam

dyke

levee

weir

mound

quay

slope

earthwork

breakwater

wharf

terrace

shore

ramp

enclosure

earthen wall

bund

bulwark

barrage

terreplein

shelf

ridge

rampart

raising the ground level

mole

leveed bank

levee banks

landfill

hill

groin

fortification

fill

escarpment

emplacement

elevation

earthen walls

dugout

dam body

cliff

cant

berm

batter

barrier

banquette

Topics embankment topics

What do people use embankment to talk about?

Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

Island, shore

• What words are used of the edge of a river?
  bank riverbank levee sandbar embankment