Japanese Meaning of embankment

護岸

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Definitions and Meaning of embankment in English

Wordnet

embankment (n)

a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

Webster

embankment (n.)

The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.

FAQs About the word embankment

護岸

a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protectionThe act of surrounding or defending with a bank., A str

ダム,堤防,バリケード,壁,防波堤,運河,堤防,溝,頭,城壁

No antonyms found.

embanking => 盛土, embanked => 土手で固められた, embank => 堤防, embalmment => 防腐処理, embalming => embalming,