1) Bulwark 2) Dam 3) Dike 4) Fortification 5) Knoll 6) Levee 7) Rampart
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1) Check on overflow 2) Construction terminology 3) Dike or levee 4) Exclusively Saxon word 5) Exclusively Anglo word 6) Hill 7) Mound 8) Rail infrastructure 9) The action of embanking 10) Word of purely Anglo origin 11) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins
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[transportation] A road, railway line or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of earth to avoid a change in level required by the terrain, the alternatives being either to have an unacceptable change in level or detour to follow a contour. A cutting is used for the same purpose where the land is originally higher than required. ...
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• (n.) A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc. • (n.) The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
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Structure made from soil used to raise the trail, railbed, or roadway above the existing grade.
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An artificial deposit of material that is raised above the natural surface of the land and used to contain, divert, or store water, support roads or railways, or for other similar purposes.
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Em·bank'ment noun 1. The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
2. A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.
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A raised pathway on which rail tracks are placed to maintain a shallow gradient when passing over depressions in the terrain. See also cutting.
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n] - a long artificial mound of stone or earth
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An artificial BANK, mound, DIKE, or the like, built to hold back water or to carry a roadway.
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20127
noun a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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An elevated landmass made of compacted soil or aggregate. Embankments help create roads and level surfaces for slabs or levees.
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a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc. · the action of embanking.
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https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/embankment
a long artificial mound of stone or earth
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