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 Definitions of embank  [ɛmˈbæŋk]  

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Definition of 'embank' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) embank
to enclose or protect with an embankment.

Etymology:  (1640–50)

Definition of 'embank' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) embank
enclose with banks, as for support or protection
"The river was embanked with a dyke"
Definition of 'embank' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) embank
to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone

'embank' - Nearby Entries  

embalm  embalmer  embalmment  embank  embankment  embargo  embarkation  



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