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Synonyms for embankment
ɛmˈbæŋk məntem·bank·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. embankmentnoun

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

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  1. embankmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    levee, dike, terreplein

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  1. List of paraphrases for "embankment":

    backfill, fill, infill, seawall, dam, dike, divider, breakwater, dyke

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How to use embankment in a sentence?

  1. Sheriff Carson Montgomery:

    He was down a steep embankment, down about 50 feet. He was just in a little isolated area that no one thought he would be in, he happened to cry, and one of the searchers heard his cry.

  2. John Wright:

    Sometimes we'll have to tilt the house so one side is nearly down on the ground, going over an embankment or something like that. And we'll tip one side down to go under power lines and keep the other side up so it stays level.

  3. Pierce County Sheriff Department:

    The deputy continued hiking toward the sound of the dog's barking, and spotted a dog matching the description of Daisy up a very steep embankment above the Marshall River.

  4. Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh:

    On the floating islands, we conducted embankment (consolidation) to prevent them from waves and erosion, to ensure safety for the people and the soldiers stationed on the islands, on the submerged islands, we only built small houses, which can accommodate a few people and we are not expanding. The scope and characteristic of our work is purely civilian.

  5. Environment Secretary Germano Vieira:

    The breach of the embankment is going to happen, what we don't know is whether that breach will affect the dam.


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