embankment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛmˈbæŋkmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(em bangk′mənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
em•bank•ment /ɛmˈbæŋkmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Civil Engineeringa bank or mound, as of earth or stone, built up to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
em•bank•ment  (em bangk′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringa bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
  2. Civil Engineeringthe action of embanking.
  • embank + -ment 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
embankment / ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/
  1. a ridge of earth or stone erected to carry a road or railway or confine a waterway
    See also levee1
'embankment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ment - Cleopatra's Needle - Scotland Yard - bank - banquette - bund - chemise - crevasse - dike - dump - dyke - embank - geotextile - levee - mattress - mound - rampart - revet - revetment - sea wall - seawall - slope - stopbank - training wall - wall - wash - washout - wharf

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