embank

 
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbaŋk, ɛm-/

verb

[with object]
  • construct a wall or bank of earth or stone in order to contain the course or flow of (a river): the government planned to dredge and embank stretches of the delta’s main river
  • construct a bank of earth or stone to carry (a road or railway) over low ground: (as adjective embanked) the embanked railway line