Vocabulary

embankment

()(るい)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Specialized

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a raised bank of earth or stones used for protection or support

防御(ぼうぎょ)(ささ)えのために()(いし)()()げた(つつみ)

Examples

  1. Soldiers built an embankment to protect the village.
  2. The embankment helped stop water from flooding the road.

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