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embankment(dictionary)

embankment (iou)



embankment noun. L18.
[from EMBANK + -MENT.]
A long bank or mound for confining a river etc. within fixed limits or for carrying a road, railway, or canal. L18.
The action or process of embanking. L19.
Comb.: embankment wall Austral. a retaining wall.