Embankment may refer to:
Geology and geography
* A
levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually earthen and that often runs parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastl ...
, 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
Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames in London. It runs from the Palace of Westminster to Blackfriars Bridge in the City of London, and acts as a major thoroughfa ...
contained within the Thames Embankments
*** The
Chelsea Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
** The
Albert Embankment
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Albe ...
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
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