as in levees
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 embankments
But the flooding would be less powerful than at the old site, Wing said, and its impact could be lessened by elevating the hospital or building earthen embankments.
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Brett Kelman, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Cars were also forced off the road and shoved into embankments.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Decades ago, farmers built simple earthen embankments to protect their fields and livestock from seasonal flooding.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
In Prague, large concrete blocks have been placed along popular embankments and around key foot-traffic areas, while police have increased patrols to monitor potential targets.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Today’s handover of 20,000 polysacks—used to reinforce embankments & slow floodwaters—to the Government of Sri Lanka builds on our recent handover of communication equipment & reflects our ongoing commitment during this challenging time.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
To many locals, the Los Angeles River — hugged by concrete embankments and heavy vehicle traffic — hardly seems like a river at all.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Brett Kelman, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Cars were also forced off the road and shoved into embankments.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Decades ago, farmers built simple earthen embankments to protect their fields and livestock from seasonal flooding.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
In Prague, large concrete blocks have been placed along popular embankments and around key foot-traffic areas, while police have increased patrols to monitor potential targets.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Today’s handover of 20,000 polysacks—used to reinforce embankments & slow floodwaters—to the Government of Sri Lanka builds on our recent handover of communication equipment & reflects our ongoing commitment during this challenging time.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
To many locals, the Los Angeles River — hugged by concrete embankments and heavy vehicle traffic — hardly seems like a river at all.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankments
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Of the first cities to be incorporated in California, Marysville retains its place as the smallest, with about 13,000 people within its borders sealed by a ring of levees that protect the city.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Santa Venetia neighbors may not be too alarmed at this point, but the county says the levees are a problem now.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The construction of the first dams on the Columbia River, including the Grand Coulee and Bonneville in the 1930s, provided jobs during the Great Depression as well as hydropower and navigation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The dams for which changes are being sought are the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite on the Snake River, and the Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day and McNary on the Columbia.—
Claire Rush,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Embankments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankments. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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