embankment

n.

1. The act of embanking.
2. A mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or to support a roadway.

n. 1. a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

2. a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railroad over an area of low ground.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A bank of earth, gravel, or other material constructed above the natural ground surface; often used to carry a road, or as a dam to hold back water.

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IN BRIEF: A mound or wall of earth, stone, or bricks used to keep back water or hold up a roadway.

The newly constructed embankment was credited for saving the town against extreme water damage during the latest flood.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dæmning, dige, vold, vejskråning

Nederlands (Dutch)
wal, kade, rivierdijk, bedijking, het maken van een dijk

Français (French)
n. - remblai, talus, digue, berge, levée, quai (d'une rivière), banquette (de sûreté)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Damm, Eindeichung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) ανάχωμα, επίχωμα, μόλος

Italiano (Italian)
argine, lungofiume, terrapieno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - barragem (f)

Русский (Russian)
насыпь, дамба, вал, ограждение, набережная

Español (Spanish)
n. - orilla, borde, dique fluvial, dique

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vägbank, fördämning, jordvall

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
堤防, 筑堤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 堤防, 築堤

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 둑 쌓기, 제방

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 堤防, 土手, 盛り土, 堤防を築くこと, テムズ川北岸通り, 築堤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اقامه سد, سد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוללה, סכר‬

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