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
Crews will build a temporary embankment to carry two lanes of motorists in each direction on I-35E over Shepard Road, according to the MnDOT.
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Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
She was removed from the water up a rocky embankment using a stokes basket, according to fire officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Once the landscape fabric of choice has been set upon the embankment, hold it in place with turf staples (nongalvanized will deteriorate faster but last long enough for the landscape fabric to become part of the soil).
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Honda left the road, traveling onto the shoulder and ended up in an embankment.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
She was removed from the water up a rocky embankment using a stokes basket, according to fire officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Once the landscape fabric of choice has been set upon the embankment, hold it in place with turf staples (nongalvanized will deteriorate faster but last long enough for the landscape fabric to become part of the soil).
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Honda left the road, traveling onto the shoulder and ended up in an embankment.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
Noun
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The cost of upgrading the local levee is about three times the town's total annual budget.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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But farming communities nationwide have been adversely affected by the president's tariff policy, as global trading partners scaled back agricultural purchases like soybeans in retaliation for higher levees.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is small, beaver-dam-laden water with a sandy composition, and a few years ago, Kozminski caught a glimpse of something irregular sticking out of the sand.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some customers complain about large icicles and ice dams forming in the winter where there weren’t issues previously, which makes some homeowners question how well the system actually collects runoff.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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