1. raised banks of earth, stone, or other material built to prevent flooding or to carry a road or railway

Examples

• The river embankments protected the town from flooding during heavy rains.
• Workers reinforced the railway embankments after the landslide.
• Ancient embankments still line parts of the old canal system.
• The highway runs along high embankments through the valley.
• Engineers inspected the dam’s embankments for signs of erosion.
• Grass was planted on the embankments to prevent soil erosion.