Synonyms of embankment

embankment

noun

im-ˈbaŋk-mənt 

as in levee

a bank of earth constructed to control water

the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levee
• dam
• canal
• rampart
• dike
• barrier
• ditch
• barricade
• breakwater
• weir
• head
• seawall
• lock
• jetty
• earthwork
• gutter
• channel
• block
• trough
• bulwark
• breastwork
• sluice
• barrage
• floodgate
• milldam
• stank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embankment

Water began to flood the streets of Baja California Sur on Monday hours after residents boarded up homes and set up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Her car sat upside down on an embankment, roughly a quarter-mile from the crash site, with all its windows shattered, the father said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

Ewa Mroczkowska’s production design also turns dewy embankments, decadent interiors, and sunrises over cemeteries into visions of storybook-like decay. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Video shows teams of workers yanking ropes to ferry locals who were stranded on an embankment flanked by a flooded river. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026