Definition of Embanked. Meaning of Embanked. Synonyms of Embanked

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Definition of Embanked

Embanked
Embank Em*bank", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking.] [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. Imbank.] To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.
Embank
Embank Em*bank", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking.] [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. Imbank.] To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

Meaning of Embanked from wikipedia

- in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland. Marshes can often...
- present width. Since the Victorian era the Thames has been extensively embanked, and many of its London tributaries now flow underground. The Thames is...
- Mumbai, India and is one of Mumbai's water sources via Tansa Lake. It is embanked by a dam built in 1892, which was then one of the largest masonry dams...
- The Seven Monuments is an embanked stone circle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. The stones stand by the roadside about 3.4 km...
- before it is gathered, perhaps to be led away across the lowland by an embanked river. There are other cir****stances in which a catchwater may be emplo****...
- divided into multiple shallow streams through the centre of Reading, was embanked as part of the construction of the Kennet and Avon Canal in the 18th century...
- Germany the area is referred to as North Sea Coast (Nords****üste). The embanked polderlands and saltmarshes in the Wadden Sea area – including the Elbe...
- St Saviour's Dock is a deep-excavated and embanked inlet where the vestiges of the Neckinger meet the River Thames. Here the inlet divides the riverside...
- Thames was broader and shallower in the Middle Ages – it was yet to be embanked, meaning that it flowed more slowly. Moreover, old London Bridge, which...
- trench facing the enemy was called the parapet and had a fire step. The embanked rear lip of the trench was called the parados, which protected the soldier's...