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
The car came to stop on its wheels facing south on a dirt embankment.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The driver was an older person who lost control of their vehicle on a nearby embankment and had minor injuries, said watch commander Lt. Rony Del Pinto of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The incident happened at 3:45 p.m. Monday on a creek embankment adjacent to the 2000 block of East Bayshore Road, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The driver was an older person who lost control of their vehicle on a nearby embankment and had minor injuries, said watch commander Lt. Rony Del Pinto of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The incident happened at 3:45 p.m. Monday on a creek embankment adjacent to the 2000 block of East Bayshore Road, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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