Definition of Embankment. Meaning of Embankment. Synonyms of Embankment

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Definition of Embankment

Embankment
Embankment Em*bank"ment, n. 1. The act of surrounding or defending with a bank. 2. 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.

Meaning of Embankment from wikipedia

- Look up embankment or embankments in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Embankment may refer to: A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately...
- An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway. A road, railway line, or canal...
- Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. Built in the...
- An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions...
- The House on the Embankment (Russian: Дом на набережной) is a block-wide apartment building on the banks of the Moskva River on Balchug in downtown Moscow...
- Chelsea Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. The western...
- Victoria Embankment and Chelsea Embankment. There had been a long history of failed proposals to embank the Thames in central London. Embankments along the...
- The Burnley Embankment is an embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal across the Calder and Brun valleys in Burnley, Lancashire. Also known as...
- A flood embankment is traditionally an earth wall used to s**** up flood waters. Most flood embankments are between 1 metre and 3 metres high. A 5-metre-high...
- Albert Embankment is part of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. It stretches approximately one mile (1.6 km) northward...