as in levees
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 embankments
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Already, the High-Speed Rail Authority, which has been building the embankments, bridges, tunnels and grade separations needed for the train over the last decade, like an overpass just completed in Fresno, has begun ordering steel and other materials needed to finally begin laying tracks.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Already, the High-Speed Rail Authority, which has been building the embankments, bridges, tunnels and grade separations needed for the train over the last decade, like an overpass just completed in Fresno, has begun ordering steel and other materials needed to finally begin laying tracks.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankments
Noun
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Several creeks north of Vallecito Reservoir in La Plata County rose rapidly on Saturday, breaking through levees and over riverbanks, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla moved over the region.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new levees will replace old dirt berms that are 6 to 10 feet high.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hydropower dams are highly suitable for floating solar projects but present engineering difficulties due to significant variations in water height.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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In Golestan province, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds failed to arrive this autumn, with drought and upstream dams pushing the region toward ecological collapse.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Embankments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankments. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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