- embankment
- насыпь, плотина, вал
Англо-русский словарь по ядерным испытаниям и горному делу. 2013.
Англо-русский словарь по ядерным испытаниям и горному делу. 2013.
Embankment — may refer to: * A levee or dike (construction), an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea * Embankment (transportation), in transportation, a raised bank to carry a… … Wikipedia
Embankment — (métro de Londres) Embankment Entrée de la station Localisation District de Londres Westminster Quartier Victoria Embankment … Wikipédia en Français
Embankment — the Embankment also the Thames Embankment a road along the north bank of the River Thames in London … Dictionary of contemporary English
Embankment — Em*bank ment, n. 1. The act of surrounding or defending with a bank. [1913 Webster] 2. A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embankment — index bulwark Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
embankment — 1786, from embank to enclose with a bank (1570s) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
embankment — ► NOUN 1) a wall or bank built to prevent flooding by a river. 2) a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground … English terms dictionary
embankment — [em baŋk′mənt, imbaŋk′mənt] n. 1. the act or process of embanking 2. a bank of earth, rubble, etc. used to keep back water, hold up a roadway, or as part of a fortification … English World dictionary
embankment — [[t]ɪmbæ̱ŋkmənt[/t]] embankments N COUNT: oft in names after n An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground, or to prevent water from a river or the sea from flooding the area. They… … English dictionary
embankment — Ho āhua. Also: opi wai; kāhonua (dirt); pale kai, kuakua. ♦ Embankment newly made, kuakuakū. ♦ To build an embankment, ho opaepae. ♦ Process of packing earth to make an embankment, kuakuakū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
embankment — n. a railroad, railway embankment * * * [ɪm bænkmənt] railway embankment . a railroad … Combinatory dictionary