Associations to the word «Embankment»
Noun
- Cutting
- Viaduct
- Thames
- Dam
- Levee
- Earthwork
- Dike
- Moat
- Ditch
- Footpath
- Aqueduct
- Scaling
- Overflow
- Chelsea
- Dyke
- Causeway
- Whitehall
- Fill
- Trafalgar
- Cleopatra
- Masonry
- Drainage
- Reservoir
- Roadway
- Quay
- Concrete
- Contour
- Buttress
- Gravel
- Chute
- Bridge
- Flooding
- Canal
- Flood
- Jeep
- Westminster
- Euphrates
- Railway
- Victoria
- Onslaught
- Mound
- Rampart
- Pier
- Drain
- Landfill
- Obelisk
- Tunnel
- Siding
- Sewer
- Runway
- Motorway
- Barrage
- Waterloo
- Puddle
- Terrace
- Crossing
- Reclamation
- Excavation
- Parapet
- Railing
- Trench
- Railroad
- Slope
- Incline
- Spoil
- Breach
Adjective
Wiktionary
EMBANKMENT, noun. A long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road
Dictionary definition
EMBANKMENT, noun. A long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection.
Wise words
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.