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
Officers found the bodies of the three missing girls about 75 to 100 yards past the vehicle, down a small embankment, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck fell down an embankment and into the Payette River near mile marker 79, north of Banks.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck fell down an embankment and into the Payette River near mile marker 79, north of Banks.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
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Despite the downgrade, the storm unleashed catastrophic damage—particularly in New Orleans, where storm surge overwhelmed levees and flooded more than 80% of the city.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most of those rescues happened on the east side of Vallecito Creek, where a levee break caused rapid flooding.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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Cauto Embarcadero is close to the Cauto del Paso dam, one of the largest in eastern Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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What To Know On Friday, a senior Iranian official accused Afghanistan of blocking water flow through dam projects that violated existing treaties.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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