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em·bank
(ĕm-băngk′)tr.v. em·banked, em·bank·ing, em·banks
To confine, support, or protect with an embankment.
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embank
(ɪmˈbæŋk)vb
(Civil Engineering) (tr) to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment
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em•bank
(ɛmˈbæŋk)v.t. -banked, -bank•ing.
to enclose or protect with an embankment.
[1640–50]
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embank
Past participle: embanked
Gerund: embanking
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| Verb | 1. | embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke" |
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Translations
embank
vt river → eindämmen, eindeichen
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