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Another word for embankment

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Noun
  1. See also:

    hill

    dock

    dam

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Sentence Examples

  • A bridge and an embankment connect it with Caprera.

  • She finally reached the bottom of the embankment and fell headlong into a bunch of blackberry bushes.

  • Bordeaux led his horse down the embankment and Cassie hesitantly followed.

  • The entrance is protected by forts, while a submarine embankment, 2 m.

  • In consequence of the disastrous flood of 1882, important embankment works were executed along the Adige at a cost of £300,000.

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