embankment
Example Sentences
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"We've planned these works carefully so that several essential upgrades, from tunnel repairs to platform extension work and embankment maintenance, can be delivered in one closure period."
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Papoli, 58, of Newport Beach, was found dead Nov. 18 about 75 feet down a steep embankment near Highway 138 and Crestline Road, in the mountain town of Crestline, officials reported.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Some of the carriages had tumbled down an embankment of four metres, Sanz said at his press conference.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
And snow can obscure the trail entirely, he said — “you think you’re stepping on solid ground and, literally, your whole body drops all the way down to your chest” or, worse, down an embankment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
L.D. fell off the car and started tumbling down an embankment.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
Vocabulary lists containing embankment
"The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket," Vocabulary from the short story
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