Definition of embank in English:

embank

verb ɛmˈbaŋkɪmˈbaŋkəmˈbæŋk

[with object]

1Construct a wall or bank of earth or stone in order to contain the course or flow of (a river)
the government planned to dredge and embank stretches of the delta's main river
Example sentencesExamples
- With some of the trees drooping over the stone embanked, tiny rivulet - they cast kaleidoscopic reflections in its waters.
- The Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, and is embanked along most of its distance.
- This is another small river, embanked for all of its length, with a depth of up to 5 feet.
- The river is straight and embanked, and most areas are shallow enough for Little Egrets to forage.
- Trench's solution to the now-threatening nature of the Thames was to embank the river, allowing the water to cover the mudbanks and to scour away the semi-liquid ‘sluggish Filth’ from the sewers.
1. 1.1 Construct a bank of earth or stone to carry (a road or railway) over low ground.
  the embanked railway line
  Example sentencesExamples
  Beyond these stones was an embanked avenue leading across the landscape to the northeast.

Rhymes

ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank

Definition of embank in US English:

embank

verbəmˈbaNGkəmˈbæŋk

[with object]

1Construct a wall or bank of earth or stone in order to confine (a river) within certain limits.
the government planned to dredge and embank stretches of the delta's main river
Example sentencesExamples
- With some of the trees drooping over the stone embanked, tiny rivulet - they cast kaleidoscopic reflections in its waters.
- Trench's solution to the now-threatening nature of the Thames was to embank the river, allowing the water to cover the mudbanks and to scour away the semi-liquid ‘sluggish Filth’ from the sewers.
- The Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, and is embanked along most of its distance.
- The river is straight and embanked, and most areas are shallow enough for Little Egrets to forage.
- This is another small river, embanked for all of its length, with a depth of up to 5 feet.
1. 1.1 Construct a bank of earth or stone to carry (a road or railroad) over an area of low ground.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Beyond these stones was an embanked avenue leading across the landscape to the northeast.

单词	embank
释义	Definition of embank in English: embank verb ɛmˈbaŋkɪmˈbaŋkəmˈbæŋk [with object] 1Construct a wall or bank of earth or stone in order to contain the course or flow of (a river) the government planned to dredge and embank stretches of the delta's main river Example sentencesExamples With some of the trees drooping over the stone embanked, tiny rivulet - they cast kaleidoscopic reflections in its waters. The Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, and is embanked along most of its distance. This is another small river, embanked for all of its length, with a depth of up to 5 feet. The river is straight and embanked, and most areas are shallow enough for Little Egrets to forage. Trench's solution to the now-threatening nature of the Thames was to embank the river, allowing the water to cover the mudbanks and to scour away the semi-liquid ‘sluggish Filth’ from the sewers. 1.1 Construct a bank of earth or stone to carry (a road or railway) over low ground. the embanked railway line Example sentencesExamples Beyond these stones was an embanked avenue leading across the landscape to the northeast. Rhymes ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank Definition of embank in US English: embank verbəmˈbaNGkəmˈbæŋk [with object] 1Construct a wall or bank of earth or stone in order to confine (a river) within certain limits. the government planned to dredge and embank stretches of the delta's main river Example sentencesExamples With some of the trees drooping over the stone embanked, tiny rivulet - they cast kaleidoscopic reflections in its waters. Trench's solution to the now-threatening nature of the Thames was to embank the river, allowing the water to cover the mudbanks and to scour away the semi-liquid ‘sluggish Filth’ from the sewers. The Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, and is embanked along most of its distance. The river is straight and embanked, and most areas are shallow enough for Little Egrets to forage. This is another small river, embanked for all of its length, with a depth of up to 5 feet. 1.1 Construct a bank of earth or stone to carry (a road or railroad) over an area of low ground. Example sentencesExamples Beyond these stones was an embanked avenue leading across the landscape to the northeast.
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