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embankments <an embankment; embankments> N

embankments
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embankment <an embankment; embankments> N

embankment

embankment <an embankment; embankments> N

embankment

embankment wall ELEC

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In at least two places the embankments were breached and marooning occurred, inflicting massive losses of life and property.
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Embankments and cuttings were now a feature of the line as it headed towards its terminus.
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To safeguard people from the ravages of flood, embankments have been erected on their banks where necessary.
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First, he bought the builder's yard, then the two railway embankments.
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The river was deepened and channeled between embankments, new sections were dug to straighten out the river's original meandering course, and numerous small islands were removed.
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These embankments can also be built upon soils affected by differential settlement without being affected.
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The sights observed at various places of derelict trains lying at the foot of embankments and of burnt-out carriages in sidings were not very encouraging.
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They live in tents and shacks built from cast-off supplies, clinging to pylons and embankments, with no running water, electricity or bathrooms.
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He made great contributions in the field of quaternary geology and was widely consulted on problems involving landslips, foundations, retaining walls and embankments.
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As the embankments and other areas exceeded the size of the wine-growing areas, the changes affected more than twice the newly created arable area.
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