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embank

American  
[em-bangk] / ɛmˈbæŋk /

verb (used with object)

  1. to enclose or protect with an embankment.

embank British  
/ ɪmˈbæŋk /

verb

  1. (tr) to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment

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Other Word Forms

  • unembanked adjective

Etymology

Origin of embank

First recorded in 1640–50; em- 1 + bank 1

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