Sentence example with the word 'embank'

embank

Definition v. enclose with banks

Last update: July 23, 2015


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This latter portion of the river's course is tortuous, but in spite of this, and although the depth varies from only 7 to 20 ft., and in places at low water does not exceed 4 ft., it is nevertheless navigated by vessels up to 180 tons burden and proposals have been made to embank and dredge it so as to increase this depth to 8 ft.   [Please select]

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It seemed so very odd that anybody should embank a roadway.   [Please select]

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Along the embanked roads, men, cattle, and donkeys file past against the sky-line, recalling the straight rows of such figures depicted so often upon the monuments.   [Please select]

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