Definition for Embankment:

• 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.

Synonyms for Embankment:

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • embankment.
  •bank (noun)
  • lakesides,
  • riverfronts,
  • seabanks,
  • waterfronts,
  • streamsides,
  • oceanfronts,
  • seaboards,
  • lakeshores,
  • lakefronts,
  • seafronts.
  •breakwater (noun)
  • seawall.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • parapet,
  • guard,
  • outwork,
  • Vallation,
  • stronghold,
  • redoubt,
  • outworks,
  • protection,
  • redoubts.
  •defense (noun)
  • weaponry,
  • bastilles,
  • weaponries,
  • bastille,
  • resistance,
  • munitions.
  •dike (noun)
  • causeway,
  • breakwater.
  •embankment (noun)
  • levee,
  • earthwork.
  •grade (noun)
  • de scents,
  • inclined planes,
  • de scent,
  • up-grades,
  • de-scents,
  • up grade,
  • de-scent,
  • up grades.
  •harbor (noun)
  • jetty,
  • firths,
  • roadsteads,
  • firth,
  • roadstead.
  •parapet (noun)
  • protective wall.
  •rampart (noun)
  • breastwork,
  • breastworks,
  • earthworks.
  •retaining wall (noun)
  • retaining-wall,
  • breast walls.
  •sea wall (noun)
  • sea-wall,
  • sea cliffs.
  •shore (noun)
  • seacoasts,
  • coastlands.
  •wall (noun)
  • re strictions,
  • re striction,
  • re-strictions,
  • sur-face,
  • sur face,
  • sur faces,
  • re-striction.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dock,
  • verge,
  • kerb,
  • hedgerow,
  • service area,
  • street,
  • lamppost,
  • rest area,
  • bus stop,
  • sidewalk,
  • dam,
  • street furniture,
  • wayside,
  • roadside.
  •
  • milepost,
  • lay-by,
  • pavement,
  • runnel,
  • paving,
  • plaza,
  • milestone.
  •
  • curb.
  •
  • gutter.
  •
  • shoulder.
  •bar
  • barrier.
  •roadstead
  • anchorage.

Paraphrases for Embankment:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    fill.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    infill, fill, Berm, slope, talus, barrage, pier.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    backfill.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    breakwater, dam, seawall, backfill, dike, levee, dyke, bridge, landfill, riverbank, bank.

Embankment Sentence Examples:

• Here, in the roar of the falls, the Black Abbot had fallen suddenly, throwing Ward down the embankment.

• Hence the dam may be a plain, heavy earthen embankment; built, of course, with every precaution but subject to less than the usual dangers of such works.

Hypernym for Embankment:

• n.

  • artifact
    levee, wall, bulwark, rampart.

Hyponym for Embankment:

• n.

  • artifact
    mound, hill.

Meronym for Embankment:

• n.

  • artifact
    revetement, revetment, stone facing.