embankmentn.¹

/ɛmˈbaŋkmənt/

Etymology: < embank v. + -ment suffix.

1. The action or process of embanking.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > embanking

banking1584

embanking1662

embankment1875

wharfing1897

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 50 For instance, the embankment of the Thames.

2. A mound, bank, or other structure for confining a river, etc. within fixed limits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > embankment or dam > [noun]

wharf1038

causeyc1330

wall1330

bulwark1555

scut1561

weir1599

mound1613

staithe1613

breastwork1641

embankment1786

bund1813

sheath1850

fleet-dyke1858

sheathing1867

causeway1878

flood-bank1928

stopbank1950

society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > embanking > an embankment

wharf10..

mounding1691

banking1776

sunka1784

embankment1786

battery1799

fill1850

earth fill1877

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings xi. 221 To make..new and additional embankments of the old ones.

a1806 S. Horsley Serm. (1810) II. xxix. 404 To him Babylon owed..the embankments which confined the river.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 490 The islets are defended from the water by earthen embankments.

1891 N.E.D. at Embankment Mod. Cleopatra's Needle is on the Thames Embankment.

figurative.1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) x. ix. 384 Some solid embankment of unshakable rule and resolution.

3. A long earthen bank or mound, esp. one raised for the purpose of carrying a road or a railway across a valley.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > embankment

embankment1811

1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xxxiii A vast embankment, over which the canal is carried.

1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 398 Early crops may..be protected by..embankments of earth..at the north side.

1862 Rep. E. Ind. Railw. Comp. 19 The embankments, nevertheless, have not suffered more than was expected.

1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera II. xix. 13 Spend annually one-tenth of the sum you now give to build embankments against imaginary enemies in building embankments for the help of people whom you may easily make your real friends.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

† embankmentn.²

Etymology: < em- prefix + bank n.³ + -ment suffix.

rare.

A banking speculation; a bank account. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank-account

account1615

bank account1671

a/c1736

drawing account1737

private account1772

banking account1792

embankment1813

current account1846

savings account1850

deposit account1851

checking account1923

demand deposit1930

ghost account1933

numbered account1963

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > other types of accounts

calends of exchangec1374

scorea1400

pipe1455

mensalc1475

profit and loss1553

stock1588

bank account1671

lump-account1699

revenue account1703

profit and loss account1721

sundry1736

drawing account1737

stock account?1768

private account1772

trading account1780

Flemish account1785

capital account1813

embankment1813

cost account1817

cash-credit1832

current account1846

savings account1850

deposit account1851

suspense account1869

control account1908

checking account1923

ghost account1933

numbered account1963

budget account1969

ISA1975

MSA1993

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > a speculation > type of

mine adventure1698

embankment1813

1813 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) II. 198 The embankment affairs in which I thoughtlessly engaged.

18.. Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. 365 I am sorry your embankment is no larger.

18.. Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. 429 And how does the embankment proceed?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	embankment
释义	embankmentn.¹ /ɛmˈbaŋkmənt/ Etymology: < embank v. + -ment suffix. 1. The action or process of embanking. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > embanking banking1584 embanking1662 embankment1875 wharfing1897 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 50 For instance, the embankment of the Thames. 2. A mound, bank, or other structure for confining a river, etc. within fixed limits. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > embankment or dam > [noun] wharf1038 causeyc1330 wall1330 bulwark1555 scut1561 weir1599 mound1613 staithe1613 breastwork1641 embankment1786 bund1813 sheath1850 fleet-dyke1858 sheathing1867 causeway1878 flood-bank1928 stopbank1950 society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > embanking > an embankment wharf10.. mounding1691 banking1776 sunka1784 embankment1786 battery1799 fill1850 earth fill1877 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings xi. 221 To make..new and additional embankments of the old ones. a1806 S. Horsley Serm. (1810) II. xxix. 404 To him Babylon owed..the embankments which confined the river. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 490 The islets are defended from the water by earthen embankments. 1891 N.E.D. at Embankment Mod. Cleopatra's Needle is on the Thames Embankment. figurative.1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) x. ix. 384 Some solid embankment of unshakable rule and resolution. 3. A long earthen bank or mound, esp. one raised for the purpose of carrying a road or a railway across a valley. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > embankment embankment1811 1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xxxiii A vast embankment, over which the canal is carried. 1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 398 Early crops may..be protected by..embankments of earth..at the north side. 1862 Rep. E. Ind. Railw. Comp. 19 The embankments, nevertheless, have not suffered more than was expected. 1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera II. xix. 13 Spend annually one-tenth of the sum you now give to build embankments against imaginary enemies in building embankments for the help of people whom you may easily make your real friends. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). † embankmentn.² Etymology: < em- prefix + bank n.³ + -ment suffix. rare. A banking speculation; a bank account. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank-account account1615 bank account1671 a/c1736 drawing account1737 private account1772 banking account1792 embankment1813 current account1846 savings account1850 deposit account1851 checking account1923 demand deposit1930 ghost account1933 numbered account1963 society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > other types of accounts calends of exchangec1374 scorea1400 pipe1455 mensalc1475 profit and loss1553 stock1588 bank account1671 lump-account1699 revenue account1703 profit and loss account1721 sundry1736 drawing account1737 stock account?1768 private account1772 trading account1780 Flemish account1785 capital account1813 embankment1813 cost account1817 cash-credit1832 current account1846 savings account1850 deposit account1851 suspense account1869 control account1908 checking account1923 ghost account1933 numbered account1963 budget account1969 ISA1975 MSA1993 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > a speculation > type of mine adventure1698 embankment1813 1813 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) II. 198 The embankment affairs in which I thoughtlessly engaged. 18.. Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. 365 I am sorry your embankment is no larger. 18.. Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. 429 And how does the embankment proceed? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1786n.²1813
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