embankment

1. A long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.

   Böschung, Bahndamm, Dammschüttung

   на́бережнаяnáberežnaja, на́сыпьnásypʹ

   наси́пnasýp

   a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

1. Blossoms have come out on the embankment.

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2. They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.

   deDie Dämme wurden verstärkt, um das Dorf vor Hochwasser zu schützen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. The dam design includes an emergency spillway weir, to handle flood flows without risking erosion on the rest of the embankment.

   deDer Dammentwurf enthält ein Überfallwehr, um Flutströme zu bewältigen, ohne Erosion der restlichen Aufschüttung zu riskieren. — Yorwba

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4. Sami's body was discovered dumped over a highway embankment in Ontario.

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