embankment

[Em*bankĀ·ment]

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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The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

Noun
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection


n.
The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

n.
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.


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.

The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

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Usage Examples

As I was coming out of the closet, our car was hurtling over an embankment.

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