embankmentroad
nounUK /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt rəʊd/
US /ɪmˈbæŋkmənt roʊd/
A road that runs along the top of a long raised bank of earth.
We drove along the embankment road beside the river.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A street named after or built upon an artificial earth bank.
The old embankment road was built to keep the floods away from the town.
3. A path or route following a raised railway or canal bank.
Cyclists love the embankment road because it is flat and quiet.
4. A road supported by a mound of earth above the surrounding ground.
The embankment road crosses the marsh on a high mound of soil.