Defenition of the word embankment
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Defenition of the word embankment
- a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
Synonyms for the word embankment
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- bank
- edge
- guard
- mound
- wall
Similar words in the embankment
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- embankment
- embankment's
- embankments
Meronymys for the word embankment
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- revetement
- revetment
- stone facing
Hyponyms for the word embankment
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- bulwark
- levee
- rampart
- wall
Hypernyms for the word embankment
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