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embanked

The word “embanked” has 2 syllables: em-banked

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbæŋkt/

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In the thesaurus, “embanked” has 20 synonyms.

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Synonyms for embanked

Meanings of embanked

  • verb
    1. To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

Example Sentences

  • The workers had embanked the river to prevent it from overflowing into the nearby fields.
  • They had embanked the area with large rocks to protect the shoreline from erosion.
  • The path was embanked to ensure that it wouldn’t wash away during the heavy rains.
  • A strong wall of dirt and stone had embanked the road to keep the hillside stable.
  • The town's flood defenses were strengthened when they embanked the riverbanks with concrete barriers.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms or another words to embanked, such as: accumulated, amassed, assembled, banked, bunched, bundled, clumped.

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