Portuguese Meaning of embankment

aterro fluvial

Other Portuguese words related to aterro fluvial

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

aterro fluvial

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

barragem,Dique,barricada,Barreira,Quebra-mar,canal,dique,Valo,cabeça,Muralha

No antonyms found.

embanking => aterro, embanked => aterrado, embank => aterro, embalmment => embalsamento, embalming => embalsamamento,