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embankment

[em-bangk-muhnt] / ɛmˈbæŋk mənt /
NOUN
dike
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A bus will transport participants from Ormeau Embankment to Belfast City Centre from 11:45 BST to 16:00 BST and every shuttle bus leaving Ormeau Embankment will transport spectators back to Stormont.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Sadiq Khan said tickets for the famous annual display, which takes place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment, had sold out having gone on sale in October.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

Dortmund fans have a dedicated zone at Hyde Park; Madrid fans at Victoria Embankment.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Annadale Embankment was closed for much of Sunday but has since reopened to all traffic.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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