embankment

US: /ɛmˈbæŋkmənt/
UK: /ɛmbˈæŋkmənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


embankment /em'bæɳkmənt/
  • danh từ
    • đê; đường đắp cao (cho xe lửa...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
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

Concise English dictionary


embankments-mənt
noun
+a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection