embankment
noun/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/
/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/
- a wall or bank of stone or earth made to keep water back or to carry a road or railway over low groundTopics Transport by bus and trainc2, Transport by car or lorryc2
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