Thesaurus results for EMBANKMENTS

embankments

noun

plural of embankment

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 Riding mowers are not designed for wet conditions and are more likely to roll on embankments. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026 Breakfast patios overlook rafters drifting by; anglers cast from stone embankments; kayakers practice freestyle moves at the whitewater park in the middle of it all. — Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026 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 It was shortened again by the construction of embankments in 1835 or 1836 and in 1838. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026 On embankments, consider using pieces of large wood chips interspersed with rock, gravel, paving stones or any other inorganic material. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 The East River Residence, which is suspended on thin columns, stretches across the valley like a bridge between two embankments, letting the terrain flow underneath it like water. — New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026 In the wake of the 2007 settlement, tents began to appear on the sidewalks, freeway embankments, overpasses, underpasses, civic plazas and public spaces everywhere in Los Angeles. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Lupines flourish in ditches and on highway embankments—especially north of Duluth along Highway 61, the Minnesota scenic byway that traces Lake Superior's north shore. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026

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Seventy-Five years ago this month, Kansas City experienced its worst natural disaster when the swollen Kansas (Kaw) River topped the levees protecting industrial districts and communities on both sides of the state line.

— Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
In his view, its role is merely to maintain the levees for flood protection.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of levees

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But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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

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