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 impact sent both vehicles spinning down the embankment.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The Montrose Search and Rescue Team reported discovering an object over the side of an embankment in the Angeles National Forest, Fox 11 reported.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The bus reportedly steered off the road and rolled down an embankment.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The Montrose Search and Rescue Team reported discovering an object over the side of an embankment in the Angeles National Forest, Fox 11 reported.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The bus reportedly steered off the road and rolled down an embankment.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embankment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
Noun
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Utilities, the levee and Interstate 80 limit where workers can place boring equipment around Prospect Slough, Moreno wrote.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said their bodies were found on the levee near a canal.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The museum has had two practice runs deploying the tiger dam, which takes about 12 hours and 10 to 12 people to fully inflate.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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