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English noun: embankment | |||
| 1. | embankment (artifact) a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hill, mound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulwark, levee, rampart, wall | ||
| Part holonym | revetement, revetment, stone facing | ||
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