Definitions for embankmentɛmˈbæŋk mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
em•bank•mentɛmˈbæŋk mənt(n.)
a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
Category: Civil Engineering
the action of embanking.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of embankment:
1780–90
Princeton's WordNet
embankment(noun)
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
Wiktionary
embankment(Noun)
a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road
Webster Dictionary
Embankment(noun)
the act of surrounding or defending with a bank
Embankment(noun)
a structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc
Translations for embankment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
embankment(noun)
a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.
- afdamming, walAfrikaans
- سَد، حاجِز، رَصيفArabic
- дигаBulgarian
- diquePortuguese (BR)
- hráz, násepCzech
- der DammGerman
- dæmning; voldDanish
- ανάχωμαGreek
- diqueSpanish
- mulleEstonian
- خاکریزیFarsi
- valliFinnish
- digue, talusFrench
- לִבְנוֹת סֶכֶר, סוֹלֶלָהHebrew
- बांध बांधना, बांधHindi
- nasip, gatCroatian
- (védő)gát, töltésHungarian
- tanggulIndonesian
- upphlaðinn kantur; flóðgarðurIcelandic
- argine, terrapienoItalian
- 堤防Japanese
- 둑, 제방Korean
- krantinė, pylimasLithuanian
- (izbūvēta) krastmalaLatvian
- tambakMalay
- dijkDutch
- demning, vollNorwegian
- nasypPolish
- خاکریزیPersian
- پټم، بند، درمPashto
- diquePortuguese
- digRomanian
- насыпь; набережнаяRussian
- hrádza; násypSlovak
- nasipSlovenian
- nasipSerbian
- fördämning, [järnvägs]vallSwedish
- การสร้างเขื่อนThai
- setTurkish
- 堤岸Chinese (Trad.)
- насип, валUkrainian
- پانی کی رکاوٹ کے لۓ ریل کی پٹریوں کے گرد بنایا جانے والا بندUrdu
- đêVietnamese
- 堤防，筑堤Chinese (Simp.)
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