Associations to the word «Embank»
Noun
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Wiktionary
EMBANK, verb. To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone
Dictionary definition
EMBANK, verb. Enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke".
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