embankment B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/ UK /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #30150 Meanings 1 noun a long raised bank of earth, stone, or other material built to hold back water or support a road or railway The railway crosses the marsh on a high embankment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long raised bank of... bankleveeearthwork More dike ↔ Opposites ditchtrenchcutting Word family Related forms bankcausewayretaining wall Etymology Formed in English from embank, 'to enclose or support with a bank,' plus -ment. Bank here is the raised-land sense rather than the financial one. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # embankment **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 30150 ## Meanings 1. a long raised bank of earth, stone, or other material built to hold back water or support a road or railway ## Examples - The railway crosses the marsh on a high embankment. ## Synonyms - bank - levee - earthwork - dike ## Antonyms - ditch - trench - cutting ## Related Forms - bank - causeway - retaining wall ## Etymology Formed in English from embank, 'to enclose or support with a bank,' plus -ment. Bank here is the raised-land sense rather than the financial one. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown