imbankment
Webster Dictionary
the act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See Embankment
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revetement
(revetment, revetement, stone facing)
Princeton's WordNet
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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revetment
(revetment, revetement, stone facing)
Princeton's WordNet
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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stone facing
(revetment, revetement, stone facing)
Princeton's WordNet
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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bulwark
(rampart, bulwark, wall)
Princeton's WordNet
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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rampart
(rampart, bulwark, wall)
Princeton's WordNet
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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wall
(rampart, bulwark, wall)
Princeton's WordNet
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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levee
(levee)
Princeton's WordNet
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
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embank
(ɛmˈbæŋk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to enclose or protect with an embankment.
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revet
(ɪˈvɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
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revetment
(ɪˈvɛt mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a facing of masonry or the like, esp. for protecting an embankment.
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wall
(ɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an embankment to prevent flooding, as a levee or sea wall.
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levee
(ˈlɛv i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
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sea wall
(ˈæt l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea.
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dike
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river.
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mound
(ʊnd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment.
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washout
(ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain.
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bund
Webster Dictionary
an embankment against inundation
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crest
Webster Dictionary
the top line of a slope or embankment
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sea wall
Webster Dictionary
a wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea
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lead
Webster Dictionary
the distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment
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earthwork
Webster Dictionary
an embankment or construction made of earth
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dike
Webster Dictionary
an embankment to prevent inundations; a levee
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delph
Webster Dictionary
the drain on the land side of a sea embankment
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glacis
(ˈgleɪ siz, -sɪz, ˈglæs iz, -ɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a gradually sloping embankment of earth dug from the ditch of a fortification, leading downward from the counterscarp toward open country.
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revet
Webster Dictionary
to face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material
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footing
Webster Dictionary
the thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot
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topsoiling
Webster Dictionary
the act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun
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fill
Webster Dictionary
to make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel
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pitch
Webster Dictionary
to set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway
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