embankment area

См. также в других словарях:

• 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 — ► 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 tube station — London stations| name = Embankment | years= 1870 1872 1872 1900 1906 1908 1914 1926 1949 | events= Opened (MDR) Started Outer Circle (NLR) Started Middle Circle (H CR/MDR) Ended Middle Circle Opened (BS WR) Ended Outer Circle Opened (CCE HR)… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — em|bank|ment [ımˈbæŋkmənt] n a wide wall of earth or stones built to stop water from flooding an area, or to support a road or railway …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 new terms dictionary

• Kotelnicheskaya Embankment — Infobox Skyscraper building name=Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building built=1952 use=Residential location=Moscow,Russia coord|55|44|50|N|37|38|34|E|region:RU type:landmark scale:2000 style=Late Stalinist architecture top floor= roof=167 meters… …   Wikipedia

• Mariemont Embankment and Village Site — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• Chicago Central Area Transit Plan — The Chicago Central Area Transit Plan, or generally referred to as the Chicago Central Area Transit Project (CCATP) in the 1970s, was an extensive study of the rapid transit system in downtown Chicago; the study had begun in 1965. In April 1968,… …   Wikipedia

• Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area — ▪ Japan Introduction Tokyo formerly (until 1868)  Edo   metropolitan complex commonly called Greater Tokyo along the northern and western shores of Tokyo Bay, on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, central Japan. At its centre is the… …   Universalium

• Pottinger (District Electoral Area) — Pottinger District Electoral Area Map showing Pottinger wards within Belfast Area  6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) Population 31,2 …   Wikipedia