embank

Definition of Embank in English :

1. embank

enclose with banks, as for support or protection

Example Sentences:
'The river was embanked with a dyke'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Embank

verb

(transitive)

to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment

verb transitive

to protect, support, or enclose with a bank or banks of earth, rubble, etc.

tr.v. em·banked, em·bank·ing, em·banks

To confine, support, or protect with an embankment.

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