embankment 音标拼音: [ɛmb'æŋkmənt]
n . 堤防,筑堤
堤防,筑堤
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 (earthworks) - Wikipedia An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway
EMBANKMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary EMBANKMENT definition: 1 an artificial slope made of earth and or stones: 2 an artificial slope made of earth and or… Learn more
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 They climbed a steep embankment a railway embankment Victoria Embankment Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Understanding Embankments: Types and Construction Insights 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
Embankment - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
embankment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of embankment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
embankment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From embank + -ment a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway
Definition of embankment – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary EMBANKMENT meaning: an artificial slope built from soil or stones to stop floods, or to support a road or railway: Learn more
Embankment - Wikipedia Look up embankment or embankments in Wiktionary, the free dictionary