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Embankment is an English word with synonyms like mound or hill. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Embankment meaning

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.

Synonyms of Embankment

Using Embankment

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: mound, hill.
  • In the example corpus, embankment often appears in combinations such as: an embankment, the embankment, embankment and.

Context around Embankment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Embankment

  • In this selection, "embankment" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, railway, thames, chelsea, collapsed, road and opposite stand out and add context to how "embankment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a railway embankment at astbury and a steep embankment on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "embankment" sits close to words such as als, antioch and aptly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with embankment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Detectives followed the vehicle down the embankment. (7 words)

I failed and went down an embankment into another parking lot. (11 words)

The body of a dog which suffered "numerous injuries" has been discovered on an embankment in the Black Country. (19 words)

Last August, she was charged with spreading false information about the Russian army for holding up a poster that read “Putin is a murderer, his soldiers are fascists” during a solo protest on the Moskva River embankment opposite the Kremlin. (40 words)

The arrested girl, Tina Marie Jones, had adopted Foster in a automobile earlier Thursday as he drove to a distant location in Wolf Creek then deliberately drove his 2008 Nissan Sentra over an embankment, based on courtroom paperwork. (38 words)

A proposed amphitheatre is planned to go in the Year 3-6 playground, where work will include converting the sloped embankment between the primary bus shelter and the school's sensory garden area to construct the amphitheatre. (37 words)

That way you can buy a bottle of wine, cider or beer from a supermarket and sit on one of the benches on the Embankment and enjoy a cheap drink and an amazing view! (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

In other incidents a crew from Bridgnorth was sent to a railway embankment at Astbury, Eardington, at 2.46pm to reports of a blaze on the railway embankment.

Fourteen people were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when flood waters poured over the top of the Thames Embankment and part of the Chelsea Embankment collapsed.

A local resident speaks on her mobile phone on an embankment of the Dnipro river, which flooded after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine June 6, 2023.

A motorcyclist was killed during the wee hours of Wednesday after he collided with a truck at the Railway Embankment Road, Triumph, East Coast Demerara.

A proposed amphitheatre is planned to go in the Year 3-6 playground, where work will include converting the sloped embankment between the primary bus shelter and the school's sensory garden area to construct the amphitheatre.

Crowds of people bearing St George’s flags were seen walking along Embankment and shouting "England till I die" shortly after 10am.

Detectives followed the vehicle down the embankment.

I failed and went down an embankment into another parking lot.

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Initial investigation has determined that a blue Chrysler PT Cruiser traveling westbound crossed the centre line of the highway and continued down a steep embankment on the eastbound side.

In the early hours of July 5, 2015, John’s Renault Clio plunged down an embankment on the M9 near Stirling.

Last August, she was charged with spreading false information about the Russian army for holding up a poster that read “Putin is a murderer, his soldiers are fascists” during a solo protest on the Moskva River embankment opposite the Kremlin.

Long-time resident Barry Robinson was among the group – he’s had to rescue several people from their vehicles after going over the embankment towards Okanagan Lake in recent years.

On arrival, Bibi of Lot 366 Non-Pariel Railway Embankment was pronounced dead, while her younger sister is undergoing medical attention.

One of the properties has an outlet which proceeds to the rear of the properties but it backs on to the railway and there is an embankment.

Police responded to a report of a vehicular crash because Davis’ car reportedly continued to move forward down an embankment after she was shot.

Rather, it is an exterior embankment supporting higher ground (Haram el Sharif/ Noble Sanctuary) and an extension of the defensive exterior wall surrounding the Old City, which predates the Jewish presence in the city.

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets, including huge crowds initially gathering at London's Embankment Station chanting "Stop bombing Gaza".

That way you can buy a bottle of wine, cider or beer from a supermarket and sit on one of the benches on the Embankment and enjoy a cheap drink and an amazing view!

The arrested girl, Tina Marie Jones, had adopted Foster in a automobile earlier Thursday as he drove to a distant location in Wolf Creek then deliberately drove his 2008 Nissan Sentra over an embankment, based on courtroom paperwork.

The body of a dog which suffered "numerous injuries" has been discovered on an embankment in the Black Country.

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Common combinations with embankment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embankment" in a sentence?
An example: "In other incidents a crew from Bridgnorth was sent to a railway embankment at Astbury, Eardington, at 2.46pm to reports of a blaze on the railway embankment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "embankment" from authentic English texts.
What does "embankment" mean?
Embankment means: 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.
What are synonyms of "embankment"?
Common synonyms of "embankment" include: mound, hill.
How many example sentences with "embankment" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "embankment", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.