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embankment

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
embankment/ɪmˈbaŋkmənt/

▶noun

1 a wall or bank built to prevent flooding by a river.

2 a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground.

'embankment' also found in these Oxford entries:

banking - berm - bund - dyke - embank - levee - mound - redan - sea wall

Forum discussions with the word(s) "embankment" in the title:

(at or in) the foundation of embankment dams
quayside or embankment
The cruiser is berthed (moored) at/beside/by the embankment

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