What does embank mean?
Definitions for embank
ɛmˈbæŋkem·bank
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Princeton's WordNet
embankverb
enclose with banks, as for support or protection
"The river was embanked with a dyke"
Wiktionary
embankverb
To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.
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embank
Embank refers to the action of surrounding or protecting an area with a bank, a mound, ridge, or barrier, typically built to hold back water or to support a road or as a defense against attack. In a broader context, it can also mean to make a bank or embankment in a certain area.
Webster Dictionary
Embankverb
to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone
Etymology: [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. Imbank.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Embank
em-bangk′, v.t. to enclose or defend with a bank or dike.—n. Embank′ment, the act of embanking: a bank or mound made to keep water within certain limits: a mound constructed so as to carry a level road or railway over a low-lying place. [Coined from em, in, and bank.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embank in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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