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embankment
/ɪmˈbaŋkm(ə)nt/
noun
1.
a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area:
"Chelsea Embankment"
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a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground:
"a railway embankment"
Scrabble Points: 20
E
1
M
3
B
3
A
1
N
1
K
5
M
3
E
1
N
1
T
1
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