EMBANKMENT


Meaning of EMBANKMENT in English

/em bangk"meuhnt/ , n.

1. a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.

2. the action of embanking.

[ 1780-90; EMBANK + -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .