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embankment

🇬🇧 UK/im'bæŋkmәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A raised mound or wall of earth or stone built to hold back water, support a road or railway, or provide protection.

堤坝,路堤,护堤

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
emto put into, to cause
+
bankridge, mound, slope
+
mentaction, result, state
=embankment

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The river embankment was reinforced to prevent flooding.

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