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embankmentsnouna long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
slopesnounAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
revetmentsnounA layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
riprapnoun(chiefly Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.
wetlandsnouna video game created by Hypnotix and published by New World Computing in 1995 for DOS.
swalesnounA surname.
leveesnounAn embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
dikingnounThe process of building a dike.
breakwatersnounA construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
retaining wallnoun(civil engineering) Any of several structures used to restrain a vertical-faced mass of earth.
pilingsnounA structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
gabionsnounA woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.
batturenounA sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
gabionnounA woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.
roadbedsnounThe prepared location for a road, including its foundation.
bulkheadsnoun(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
fencesnouna 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson.
bollardsnounA similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
shorelinesnounThe divide between land and a body of water.
gravelnoun(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

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