road embankment
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Embankment — may refer to: * A levee or dike (construction), an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea * Embankment (transportation), in transportation, a raised bank to carry a… … Wikipedia
Embankment (métro de Londres) — Embankment Entrée de la station Localisation District de Londres Westminster Quartier Victoria Embankment Coordo … Wikipédia en Français
Embankment — the Embankment also the Thames Embankment a road along the north bank of the River Thames in London … Dictionary of contemporary English
Road protest (UK) — Road protest in the United Kingdom usually occurs as a reaction to a stated intention by the empowered authorities to build a new road, or to modify an existing road. Protests may also be made by those wishing to see new roads built or… … Wikipedia
embankment — ► NOUN 1) a wall or bank built to prevent flooding by a river. 2) a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground … English terms dictionary
Embankment tube station — London stations| name = Embankment | years= 1870 1872 1872 1900 1906 1908 1914 1926 1949 | events= Opened (MDR) Started Outer Circle (NLR) Started Middle Circle (H CR/MDR) Ended Middle Circle Opened (BS WR) Ended Outer Circle Opened (CCE HR)… … Wikipedia
Embankment (transportation) — To keep a road or rail line straight and/or flat, and where the comparative cost or practicality of alternate solutions (such as diversion) is too prohibitive, the land over which the road or rail line will travel is built up to form an… … Wikipedia
embankment — [[t]ɪmbæ̱ŋkmənt[/t]] embankments N COUNT: oft in names after n An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground, or to prevent water from a river or the sea from flooding the area. They… … English dictionary
road — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, access, air lane, alley, alleyway, anchorage, anchorage ground, approach, approaches, arm, armlet, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, basin, bay,… … Moby Thesaurus
embankment — UK [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms embankment : singular embankment plural embankments a sloping wall of earth or stone beside a road, railway, or river … English dictionary
embankment — noun a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road See Also … Wiktionary
