Definitions

1. verb

to construct or build an embankment; to raise the ground or a bank

“The farmer decided to embank the field to prevent waterlogging.”

2. noun

a bank or mound of earth or stone built or occurring along a river or lake to prevent flooding or erosion

“The city’s infrastructure team worked on reinforcing the embankment along the river.”

3. verb

to direct or divert (a stream, current of air, etc.) into a new course

“The engineers embanked the stream to redirect it through the city’s water management system.”