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embankment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: embankment n : 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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