as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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Recent Examples of embankment
Video of the scene from KTLA shows that the car plummeted off the embankment and landed upside down on the highway.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The car continued down an embankment and came to rest on Coast Highway, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
After the impact, the vehicle rolled off the road and down an embankment, Victoria police said.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The car continued down an embankment and came to rest on Coast Highway, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
After the impact, the vehicle rolled off the road and down an embankment, Victoria police said.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
Noun
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Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District Five positions are open on this regional board tasked with managing levee maintenance along the Columbia River in northern Multnomah County.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
12 May 2025
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Related Articles Recent Bay Area warmth set to give way to a significant cooldown Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Another case is Egypt and Ethiopia, and their fight over a massive dam that is having an effect on the magnificent Nile River.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Throughout the 20th century, various congressional Flood Control acts gave USACE the responsibility of federal flood management, leading to the agency’s leadership role in dam, levee, reservoir and lock building across the country.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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