embankment 音標拼音: [ɛmb'æŋkmənt]
n . 堤防,筑堤
堤防,築堤
embankment n 1 :
a long artificial mound of stone or earth ;
built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection Embankment \
Em *
bank "
ment \,
n .
1 .
The act of surrounding or defending with a bank .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
180 Moby Thesaurus words for "
embankment ":
L ,
abutment ,
anchorage ,
anchorage ground ,
anthill ,
arc -
boutant ,
arch dam ,
backstop ,
bamboo curtain ,
bank ,
bar ,
barrage ,
barrier ,
basin ,
beach ,
beam ,
bear -
trap dam ,
beaver dam ,
berm ,
berth ,
boom ,
branch ,
breakwater ,
breastwork ,
brick wall ,
buffer ,
bulkhead ,
bulwark ,
buttress ,
buttress pier ,
buttressing ,
cable railway ,
coast ,
coastland ,
coastline ,
cock ,
cofferdam ,
cog railway ,
dam ,
defense ,
dike ,
ditch ,
dock ,
dockage ,
dockyard ,
drift ,
dry dock ,
dune ,
earthwork ,
el ,
electric railway ,
elevated ,
elevated railway ,
feeder ,
feeder line ,
fence ,
flying buttress ,
foreshore ,
gate ,
gravity dam ,
gravity -
operated railway ,
groin ,
hanging buttress ,
harbor ,
harborage ,
haven ,
haycock ,
haymow ,
hayrick ,
haystack ,
heap ,
hill ,
horse railway ,
hydraulic -
fill dam ,
iron curtain ,
ironbound coast ,
jam ,
jetty ,
junction ,
jutty ,
landing ,
landing place ,
landing stage ,
leaping weir ,
levee ,
lido ,
light railroad ,
line ,
littoral ,
logjam ,
main line ,
marina ,
metro ,
milldam ,
moat ,
mole ,
molehill ,
monorail ,
moorings ,
mound ,
mow ,
parapet ,
pier ,
pier buttress ,
pile ,
plage ,
playa ,
port ,
portcullis ,
protected anchorage ,
pyramid ,
quay ,
rack railway ,
rack -
and -
pinion railway ,
rail ,
rail line ,
railroad ,
railway ,
rampart ,
retaining wall ,
rick ,
riverside ,
riviera ,
road ,
roadbed ,
roadblock ,
roads ,
roadstead ,
roadway ,
rock -
fill dam ,
rockbound coast ,
sands ,
sea margin ,
seabank ,
seabeach ,
seaboard ,
seacliff ,
seacoast ,
seaport ,
seashore ,
seaside ,
seawall ,
shingle ,
shipyard ,
shore ,
shoreline ,
shoulder ,
shutter dam ,
sidetrack ,
siding ,
slip ,
snowdrift ,
stack ,
stone wall ,
strand ,
street railway ,
streetcar line ,
submerged coast ,
subway ,
switchback ,
terminal ,
terminus ,
tidewater ,
track ,
tram ,
tramline ,
trestle ,
trolley line ,
trunk ,
trunk line ,
tube ,
turnout ,
underground ,
wall ,
waterfront ,
waterside ,
weir ,
wharf ,
wicket dam ,
work
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EMBANKMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of EMBANKMENT is a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway
embankment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of embankment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
EMBANKMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Add to word list an artificial slope made of earth or stones: a river embankment (Definition of embankment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Embankment (earthworks) - Wikipedia An embankment is a raised wall, bank, or mound that is made of earth or stone and used to hold back water or carry a roadway
EMBANKMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground, or to prevent water from a river or the sea from flooding the area
Embankment - definition of embankment by The Free Dictionary Define embankment embankment synonyms, embankment pronunciation, embankment translation, English dictionary definition of embankment n 1 The act of embanking 2 A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
What Is an Embankment? Types, Uses Construction Embankments are raised formations designed to uphold or confine materials such as soil, rock, or gravel In civil engineering applications, embankments are designed to provide support to rail beds, roads and highways, prevent flooding in a riverbed or also reclaim land by shoring materials