Thesaurus results for EMBANKMENT

embankment

noun

im-ˈbaŋk-mənt

Definition of embankment next

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 In front of a row of concrete markers tracing the border with Peru, two sandy-yellow Chilean military excavators crawl along a deep trench, digging three metres down before swinging sharply to dump bucketloads of earth into a rising embankment. —

John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026 The car tumbled down an embankment into thick foliage, pictures posted on social media by Millers Creek Fire Department showed. —

Joe Marusak may 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2026 According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rodriguez’s vehicle went into a ditch, hit a tree and a concrete embankment and caught on fire. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 According to state police, Connecticut troopers found that the 2021 BMW 330i had struck an embankment near the state Department of Transportation weigh station and rest area entrance, causing a rollover. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for embankment

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Simply speaking, much of our levee on private data is becoming obsolete.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The tool is exclusively used by public safety agencies during natural disasters — including flash floods, wildfires, and levee or dam breaches — and other widespread public safety hazards to alert the public to evacuate.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026