embankment

Building an embankment and ditch system required planning, coordination and the mobilization of labor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Some carriages were lying on their side in tangles of metal debris at the bottom of an embankment, while dozens of emergency services vehicles were racing to and from the site.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

He was in the back seat of a Land Rover when it careened over an embankment and plunged down a hill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Whether a given flow becomes a disaster depends on conditions in India as much as in Nepal the Ganges' level, Indian rainfall, embankment integrity, drainage and sediment.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

I climb up the embankment to get a better look at the car.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

The founder of intelligence analysis firm MAIAR, Tony Reeves, analysed satellite images and estimated that one section of the embankments in Gaza was up to 7m tall.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

"Due to the impact of persistent heavy rainfall and the prolonged passage of floodwaters at high levels, the safety of reservoirs and embankments in the affected areas faces a severe test," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

"Due to the impact of persistent heavy rainfall and the prolonged passage of floodwaters at high levels, the safety of reservoirs and embankments in the affected areas faces a severe test," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Structural maintenance includes resurfacing and reconstruction of roads and footways, as well as investment in both drainage infrastructure and in the structural stability of embankments.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024

He was out there pushing his garden up into rectangular, flood-proof embankments, exactly the length and width of burial mounds.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver