embankment
US /ɪmˈbæŋk.mənt/
UK /ɪmˈbæŋk.mənt/
1.
제방, 둑, 뚝
a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area or to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground
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The train tracks ran along the river embankment.
기찻길은 강 제방을 따라 이어졌다.
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They built a new embankment to protect the town from floods.
그들은 홍수로부터 마을을 보호하기 위해 새로운 제방을 건설했다.