embanking

ɪmˈbæŋkɪŋ

Definition

Definition of embanking - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

construction

Rare

related to constructing a bank or embankment

Rare

The embanking project required significant resources and manpower.
The embanking machinery was expensive to maintain.
Embanking techniques have evolved over the years.

banking

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Origin of embanking

English, em- (in) + bank (to enclose)

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French:d'endiguement, ...
German:böschend, ...
Italian:arginale, ...
Spanish:de terraplén, ...
Portuguese:de construção de diques, ...
Chinese:筑堤的, ...
Japanese:堤防建設の, ...
Arabic:إِنْشائِي لِلسَّد, ...
Hebrew:סוּלָתִי, ...
Russian:насыпной, ...
Ukrainian:дамбовий, ...
Hindi:तटबंधीय, ...
Bengali:বাঁধ নির্মাণ, ...
Catalan:de construcció de terraplens, ...
Czech:náspový, ...
Danish:dæmningsrelateret, ...
Dutch:dijkbouw, ...
Greek:κατασκευής αναχώματος, ...
Hungarian:töltésépítési, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការសង់ទំនប់, ...
Korean:제방 건설의, ...
Persian:سدسازی, ...
Polish:nasypowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):de barragem, ...
Romanian:de terasament, ...
Swedish:vallbyggande, ...
Thai:สร้างคันดิน, ...
Turkish:set inşaatı, ...
Vietnamese:xây dựng đê, ...

embank

ɪmˈbæŋk

Definition of embank - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

protection

TECH.

protect an area with a bank of earth or stone

TECH.

The workers embanked the road against landslides.

bank

barricade

fortify

enclosure

TECH.

enclose a waterway or road with an embankment

TECH.

The engineers embanked the canal for better navigation.

encircle

enclose

surround

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Origin of embank

English, em- (in) + bank (mound)

Examples of embank in a sentence

The engineers embanked the coastline to protect the village.
The workers embanked the road to ensure safety.

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French:endiguer, remblayer, ...
German:befestigen, eindämmen, ...
Italian:arginare, incanalare, ...
Spanish:embancar, construir un terraplén, ...
Portuguese:construir um dique, construir diques, ...
Chinese:筑堤, ...
Japanese:堤防で守る, 堤防で囲む, ...
Arabic:حَصَّنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַצֵּר, לִסְגוֹר בְּסוֹלְלָה, ...
Russian:укреплять, окружать насыпью, ...
Ukrainian:зміцнювати, обгороджувати, ...
Hindi:बांधना, तटबंध बनाना, ...
Bengali:বাঁধ নির্মাণ করা, বাঁধ দিয়ে ঘিরে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:protegir, tancar amb un terraplè, ...
Czech:opatřit náspem, ohrázovat, ...
Danish:bygge en vold, indhegne, ...
Dutch:indijken, bedijken, ...
Greek:προστατεύω, περιβάλλω, ...
Hungarian:gáttal védeni, töltéssel ellátni, ...
Khmer:សង់ទំនប់ការពារ, សង់ទំនប់ហ៊ុមព័ទ្ធ, ...
Korean:방벽을 쌓다, 제방으로 둘러싸다, ...
Persian:سد کرد, محصور کرد, ...
Polish:obwałować, otoczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):proteger, barrar, ...
Romanian:a îndigui, a închide cu un dig, ...
Swedish:fördämma, omsluta, ...
Thai:สร้างคันดิน, สร้างคันดินล้อมรอบ, ...
Turkish:set çekmek, setle çevrelemek, ...
Vietnamese:đắp đê, xây bờ kè, ...

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Definition of embanking - Reverso English Dictionary

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