embank

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- +‎ bank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈbæŋk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æŋk

Verb

embank (third-person singular simple present embanks, present participle embanking, simple past and past participle embanked)

  1. to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend
  2. to protect by a bank of earth or stone

Derived terms

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