Complete Definition of "embankment"

English
Noun
en-noun
#a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road

Translations
Albanian: argjinaturë
Russian: набе�ежна� (náberežnaja)

Related terms
embank
Victoria Embankment

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