Embankment synonyms
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(Brit., Dial.) A ditch or watercourse
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
dam (related)
A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water.
dock (related)
A large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out
A raised roadway, as across water or marshland.
hill (related)
An incline, especially of a road; a slope.
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An upholstered bench, esp. one along a wall in a restaurant
Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
Any heap or pile
A wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
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A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon
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Something resembling a wall in appearance, function, or construction, as the exterior surface of a body organ or part:
viaduct (related)
footbridge (related)
roadway (related)
aqueduct (related)
towpath (related)
culvert (related)
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bridge (related)
walkway (related)
overbridge (related)
riverbank (related)
underpass (related)
sea-wall (related)
towing path (related)
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bridge-over (related)
trackbed (related)
spillway (related)
Find another word for embankment. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for embankment, like: dike, bank, dam, dock, breakwater, causeway, hill, banquette, fill, levee and mound.