Embankment may refer to:
Geology and geography
* A
levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to ...
, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea
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Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area
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Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
, a dam made of mounded earth and rock
* Land reclamation along
river bank
Riverbank or river bank may refer to:
*Bank (geography), the bank of a river
Places
*Riverbank, California
*Riverbank, former name of Bryte, California
Enterprises and organizations
*Riverbank Academy, a special school in Coventry, England
* Ri ...
s, usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in:
** The
Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England
*** The
Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankments
*** The
Chelsea Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
** The
Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England
** The Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Embankment tube station, a station on the London Underground
Arts
* "Embankment", a work by artist
Rachel Whiteread
Dame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.
Whiteread was one of the Young British Ar ...
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