Another word for embankment

embankment Synonyms

embankment

dike, breakwater, bank, causeway; see dam 1, dock 1, hill.

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She finally reached the bottom of the embankment and fell headlong into a bunch of blackberry bushes.
A bridge and an embankment connect it with Caprera.
The entrance is protected by forts, while a submarine embankment, 2 m.
Bordeaux led his horse down the embankment and Cassie hesitantly followed.
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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