1 a wall of stone or earth made to keep water back or to carry a road or railway/railroad over low ground
2 a slope made of earth or stone that rises up from either side of a road or railway/railroad
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is embankment a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, embankment is tagged as noun.
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