Usually means: Raised structures containing or directing water.
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  1. embankments: Merriam-Webster
  2. embankments: Collins English Dictionary
  3. embankments: Vocabulary.com
  4. Embankments, embankments: Wordnik
  5. embankments: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. embankments: Wiktionary
  7. embankments: Dictionary.com
  8. embankments: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. embankments: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. embankments: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (embankment)

noun:  a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
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