Synonyms for embankment
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Forms
- Plural
- embankments → levees, slopes, earthworks, ramparts…
Example sentences
- slope The sled accelerated as it went down the icy slope.
- levee The levee kept the floodwater back.
- rampart I'll answer any question, as long as it pertains to Rampart.
- bank The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
By length
- 4 letters
- bank1, dyke1, dike1
- 5 letters
- slope1, levee2
- 7 letters
- rampart2
- 9 letters
- earthwork2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (levee2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- chaussée
- Italiano
- carreggiata
- Español
- calzada
- Deutsch
- Landstraße
- Català
- calçada