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Detailed Synonyms for embankment in English

embankment:

embankment [the ~] noun

  1. the embankment
    the dike; the embankment; the dam; the dyke
  2. the embankment
    the waterfront; the embankment; the shore; the bank
  3. the embankment
    the embankment
  4. the embankment
    – a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection 1
    the embankment
    – a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection 1

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Related Definitions for "embankment":

  1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection1

embank:

to embank verb (embanks, embanked, embanking)

  1. to embank
    restrict; to encapsulate; to confine; to limit; to enclose; envelope; to embank; to dam
    • restrict verb
    • encapsulate verb (encapsulates, encapsulated, encapsulating)
    • confine verb (confines, confined, confining)
    • limit verb (limits, limited, limiting)
    • enclose verb (encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
    • envelope verb
    • embank verb (embanks, embanked, embanking)
    • dam verb (dams, dammed, damming)
  2. to embank
    to embank
    • embank verb (embanks, embanked, embanking)
  3. to embank
    to dam in; to embank
    • dam in verb (dams in, dammed in, damming in)
    • embank verb (embanks, embanked, embanking)
  4. to embank
    – enclose with banks, as for support or protection 1
    to embank
    – enclose with banks, as for support or protection 1
    • embank verb (embanks, embanked, embanking)
      • The river was embanked with a dyke1

Conjugations for embank:

present
  1. embank
  2. embank
  3. embanks
  4. embank
  5. embank
  6. embank
simple past
  1. embanked
  2. embanked
  3. embanked
  4. embanked
  5. embanked
  6. embanked
present perfect
  1. have embanked
  2. have embanked
  3. has embanked
  4. have embanked
  5. have embanked
  6. have embanked
past continuous
  1. was embanking
  2. were embanking
  3. was embanking
  4. were embanking
  5. were embanking
  6. were embanking
future
  1. shall embank
  2. will embank
  3. will embank
  4. shall embank
  5. will embank
  6. will embank
continuous present
  1. am embanking
  2. are embanking
  3. is embanking
  4. are embanking
  5. are embanking
  6. are embanking
subjunctive
  1. be embanked
  2. be embanked
  3. be embanked
  4. be embanked
  5. be embanked
  6. be embanked
diverse
  1. embank!
  2. let's embank!
  3. embanked
  4. embanking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "embank":

  1. enclose with banks, as for support or protection1
    • The river was embanked with a dyke1

Related Synonyms for embankment