noun the act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
2. 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.
noun the act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
2. 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.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012