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em·bank·ment
 embankment
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- pronunciation:
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baengk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a mound or bank of earth or stone formed to support a roadway, serve as a protective barrier, or the like.
The car slid off the road and onto the embankment.The high water spilled over the embankments.- similar words:
- bank, rampart
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| related words: |
barricade, barrier, bulwark, wall |
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