as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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Recent Examples of embankment
The car went through a guardrail and hit an electrical line pole before rolling down an embankment and catching fire.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The car crossed into the eastbound lane, hit a guardrail, struck an electrical line and caught on fire after landing on its wheels at the bottom of an embankment, police said.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The car struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
In one incident, a 39-year-old man suffered a severe leg injury after crashing and rolling about 30 feet down an embankment.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The car crossed into the eastbound lane, hit a guardrail, struck an electrical line and caught on fire after landing on its wheels at the bottom of an embankment, police said.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The car struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
In one incident, a 39-year-old man suffered a severe leg injury after crashing and rolling about 30 feet down an embankment.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
Noun
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To reshape the Mountain View pond and reinforce levees against sea-level rise and storm surges, crews imported 180,000 cubic yards of fill dirt from local construction sites.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The channel is meant to boost flood control and replace aging levees built in the wake of the 1949 flood.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Also, the lower Guadalupe River begins at the Canyon Lake dam and winds through the Texas Hill Country to New Braunfels, allowing plenty of opportunities to rent a tube and float your way down the river, which also boasts beautiful water.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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To help distinguish the fact from fiction, Scientific American spoke to Emily Fairfax, who studies ecohydrology at the University of Minnesota and worked with the Hoppers team to make sure the beaver depictions were dam right.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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