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Meaning of 'embank' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embank [ v. t.]
- To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

Meaning of 'embank' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embank [ v]
Meaning (1):
- enclose with banks, as for support or protection
Example in sentence:
  • The river was embanked with a dyke

Nearby Words:

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