embankment Syllabification: (em·bank·ment)Pronunciation: /emˈbaNGkmənt/Translate embankment | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of embankment noun a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area. a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railroad over an area of low ground. embankment in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of embankment in the British & World English dictionary
