embankment in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for embankment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

embankment [Am əmˈbæŋkmənt, Brit ɪmˈbaŋkm(ə)nt, ɛmˈbaŋkm(ə)nt] N

1. embankment (for road, railroad):

embankment

terraplén m

2. embankment (as protection):

embankment

muro m de contención

Translations for embankment in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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terraplén

embankment

malecón

embankment

embankment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for embankment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt, Am em-] N

embankment (of a road)

terraplén m

embankment (by river)

dique m

Translations for embankment in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

malecón

embankment

terraplén de un ferrocarril

railway embankment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This originally crossed it on a bridge, but an embankment soon replaced it.

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The embankment dam wall is constructed with an earth core and rock fill, rising to a height of 83m ft.

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The tracks are on an embankment and access to the platforms is via an underpass beneath them.

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The southeast embankment generally experiences significant surface runoff from snow-melt and rain.

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A cut is (in a sense) the opposite of an embankment.

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The eastern side overlooking the harbour was protected by a short wet moat and by the embankment of the harbour.

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Her body was found on an embankment the following day.

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An embankment against the interior side provided a parapet.

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Recently a number of embankment dam overtopping protection systems have been developed.

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The middle part of the train toppled sideways down the embankment.

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