单词	embankment
释义	embankment noun em·​bank·​ment im-ˈbaŋk-mənt  1 : a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway 2 : the action of embanking Synonyms dam dike head levee See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge Recent Examples on the Web Three rescuers descended to the bottom of the cliff and then navigated a steep embankment to get to the body, Tilburg said. oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2022 Troopers said Autry traveled off the highway and overturned as his vehicle was going down a steep embankment. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2022 Walls, 24, was attempting to avoid a pile-up of riders who had crashed lower down the steep embankment of the velodrome when the incident happened, but ended up going over the top. Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022 Mckenzie was living in a tent at the top of a slick, steep embankment lined with encampments above the 101 Freeway south offramp near Sunset. Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 The car left the road and went down a steep embankment before overturning, Matias said. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2022 After leaving the parkway the car may have plunged as much as 70 feet down the steep embankment bordering the road, in the estimate of the D.C. fire department, which took part in the rescue. Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022 Courtney Bryan and her dog, Booch, were found dead at a crash site off a steep embankment in Del Norte County, California, a month after they were reported missing, the Reno Police Department announced Wednesday. Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2021 The passenger in the man’s car died after car rolled down a steep embankment. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition embankment noun em·​bank·​ment in-ˈbaŋk-mənt  : a raised bank or wall to carry a roadway or hold back water embankment noun as in levee a bank of earth constructed to control water the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance levee dam canal dike rampart barrier ditch breakwater weir barricade seawall earthwork head jetty gutter lock channel block breastwork trough bulwark sluice barrage floodgate milldam stank
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