Associations to the word «Embankment»
Noun
- Tramway
- River
- Promenade
- Estuary
- Wetland
- Parkland
- Wharf
- Widening
- Erosion
- Volga
- Crest
- Thoroughfare
- Dug
- Gradient
- Irrigation
- Ramp
- Enclosure
- Riverside
- Road
- Terrain
- Fen
- Gravity
- Pond
- Fence
- Fortification
- Danube
- Arch
- Mud
- Petersburg
- Crosse
- Hedge
- Bastion
- Clay
- Admiralty
- Strand
- Meadows
- Construction
- Pavement
- Plunge
- Hermitage
- Granite
- Turnpike
- Ladder
- Curve
- Marsh
- Sleeper
- Bridges
- Metre
- Hillside
- Stretch
- Wadi
- Farmland
- Ravine
- Pedestrian
- Alignment
- Gully
- Earth
- Tram
- Powerhouse
- Junction
- Needle
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.