embankment wall
51List of road accidents — records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents …
52dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …
53Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …
54Charing Cross railway station — Not to be confused with Charing Cross tube station or Charing Cross (Glasgow) railway station. Charing Cross London Charing Cross Appr …
55Lenzburg Castle — from the southeast Lenzburg Castle (German: Schloss Lenzburg) is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It ranks among the oldest and most important of Switzerland. The castle stands on… …
56Montgreenan — is an estate in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning, Scotland. The Lugton Water runs through the policies and farmland of Montgreenan. Nearby are the hamlets of Torranyard and Auchentiber. Montgreenan House Contents …
57Dura-Europos — Temple of Bel at Dura Europos …
58Circular rampart — Artist s impression of the circular rampart of Burg, near Celle, Germany A circular rampart (German: Ringwall) is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge …
591928 Thames flood — The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London, England, on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when …
60Yarrow Reservoir — Infobox lake lake name = Yarrow Reservoir image lake = yarrowreservoir.jpg caption lake = Overlooking Rivington Pike image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Lancashire coords = coord|53|38|10|N|2|34|3|W|type:waterbody region:GB|display …
