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Definition of Embankment
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Embankment
The act of surrounding or defending with a bank. A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc. Related Definitions:
Act, Bank, Carry, Country, Defending, Earth, From, Gravel, In, Level, Of, Or, Overflowing, Prevent, Raised, Reservoir, Retain, Roadway, Structure, Surrounding, The, To, Tract, Water, With |
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Embankment Translations
embankment in Dutch is dijk, waterkering embankment in Finnish is pato embankment in Norwegian is demning, voll |
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