Thesaurus results for EMBANKMENT

embankment

noun

im-ˈbaŋk-mənt

Definition of embankment

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 Been there as communities have tried to tame the mighty waters with levees and embankments, and battled 100-pound invasive fish. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026 The house sits on a road tucked alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains to a rail yard in the village of fewer than 1,000 residents. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 An initial investigation determined that the BMW was eastbound on the highway when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go off the road and down a steep embankment. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Barmettler was last seen June 1 east of Garden Valley, and his vehicle was found that same day stranded on a steep embankment near milepost 4 on South Fork Road. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for embankment

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The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Concerned the barrier would not hold, the plant manager ordered two more backup levees built closer to the plant.

— Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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Other risks to metal production from El Nino include the potential for aluminum and zinc shortages caused by low water levels in hydroelectric dams in China’s southern Yunnan province.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Montezuma County officials also ordered evacuations for private lands in the lower Dolores River corridor, from the dam to Bradfield Bridge, Ferris fire officials said.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 June 2026

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