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sea embankment

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  • 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

  • sea wall — sea walled, adj. a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea, serve as a breakwater, etc. [bef. 1000; ME; OE: cliff over the sea] * * * sea wall noun A wall to keep out the sea • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * sea wall UK US …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sea wall — [AS. s[ae]weall.] A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sea wall — sea walled, adj. a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea, serve as a breakwater, etc. [bef. 1000; ME; OE: cliff over the sea] * * * …   Universalium

  • sea wall — sea′ wall n. a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea • Etymology: bef. 1000 …   From formal English to slang

  • sea wall — ► NOUN ▪ a wall or embankment erected to prevent the sea encroaching on an area of land …   English terms dictionary

  • sea wall — n. a wall or embankment made to break the force of the waves and to protect the shore from erosion: also written seawall n …   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

  • sea — n. 1 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2 any part of this as opposed to land or fresh water. 3 a particular (usu. named) tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sea wall — noun a wall or embankment erected to prevent the sea encroaching on an area of land …   English new terms dictionary

  • sea bank — /ˈsi bæŋk/ (say see bangk) noun 1. an embankment to keep back the sea. 2. the seashore …  

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