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embankment
[ em-bangk-muhnt ]
noun
- a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
- the action of embanking.
embankment
/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ²úæŋ°ì³¾É™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway See also levee 1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of embankment1
Example Sentences
National Highways has promised that 80% of the crossing will run through either a tunnel, cutting or embankment to blend it into the landscape.
Authorities believe that the Subaru had left the roadway and overturned several times down an embankment.
Following the crash, it emerged that an operating manual from Muan International Airport, uploaded early in 2024, had said the concrete embankment was too close to the end of the runway.
Structural maintenance includes resurfacing and reconstruction of roads and footways, as well as investment in both drainage infrastructure and in the structural stability of embankments.
The driver was an older person who lost control of their vehicle on a nearby embankment and had minor injuries, said watch commander Lt.
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