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em·bank·ment
/-mənt/
隄防,築堤
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Em·bank·ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
surrounding
or
defending
with
a
bank
.
2.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
embankment
n
:
a
long
artificial
mound
of
stone
or
earth
;
built
to
hold
back
water
or
to
support
a
road
or
as
protection
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