embankment
noun
em·bank·ment
im-ˈbaŋk-mənt 
1
: a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway
2
: the action of embanking
Examples of embankment in a Sentence
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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The 16-year-old fell about 100 meters – roughly 328 feet – down an embankment.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 June 2024
Dallas firefighters rescued a man who was trapped in high water at the bottom of an approximately 60-foot embankment on White Rock Creek early Wednesday morning.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
The person who took the video filmed the animal from a steep embankment and kept a distance.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
On a recent morning, a 16-month-old boy toddled up a small embankment to touch wind chimes hanging from trees.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 June 2024
Dallas firefighters rescued a man who was trapped in high water at the bottom of an approximately 60-foot embankment on White Rock Creek early Wednesday morning.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
The person who took the video filmed the animal from a steep embankment and kept a distance.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
On a recent morning, a 16-month-old boy toddled up a small embankment to touch wind chimes hanging from trees.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embankment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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embankment
noun
em·bank·ment
im-ˈbaŋk-mənt
: a raised bank or wall to carry a roadway, prevent floods, or hold back water
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