The newly constructed embankment was credited for saving the town against extreme water damage during the latest flood. From LearnThat.org.
+ '' the embankment is straight, deep as well as wide ''. From Wordnik.com. [united states of america constitutional signaturee gate] Reference
Looking out from openings in the embankment were the grim mouths of many deadly cannon. From Wordnik.com. [A School History of the Negro Race in America, from 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia.] Reference
Complicating the issue of shoring up the embankment is the river's federal designation as a wild and scenic river. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Press] Reference
Because you had said that you saw it land intact, but then it hit an embankment, which is pretty much what we're seeing here in this video. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2007] Reference
It looks like there's some kind of embankment behind you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004] Reference
He was on a concrete ledge, a kind of embankment, about seven feet above the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Jurassic Park]
• Roadway stabilization measures, such as embankment re - inforcement and stabilization. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference
There is now a stone embankment which is often crowded with families, young people and fishermen enjoying the sunset. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
At last I arrived at a kind of embankment where I could see the great mud-coloured stream slipping along in the soundless darkness. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Tour of France] Reference
At last I arrived at a kind of embankment, where I could see the great mud-colored stream slipping along in the soundless darkness. From Wordnik.com. [Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1] Reference
Tom swung over the edge of the embankment and dropped. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Tom drew back to the embankment, every nerve throbbing. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
That was where it was only stream, and no embankment had been built around it. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
And she took a street on the left, leading in the direction of the embankment. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
He looked up at the top of the embankment, clamped his teeth, and started to crawl. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
There was an embankment of snow piled up between the parking area and the frozen pond. From Wordnik.com. [Everybody Was a Virgin Once] Reference
A body was found wedged in the narrow space between a building and a steep embankment. From Wordnik.com. [Lords of the flies: the insect detectives] Reference
Presently he came to a large rock projecting from the embankment and dodged behind it. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
The rest of his words were lost as they left the embankment and went back to the road. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Some sort of a camp had been established, surrounded by an embankment of tramped snow. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
JULIE MCCARTHY: We're standing at the embankment that is protecting the city of front of us. From Wordnik.com. [Residents Scramble To Save Small Pakistani City] Reference
The enemy were behind the embankment, not over one hundred and fifty yards across the bayou. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Now the dawn was coming, and the water rippled luminously as Tom looked over the embankment. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
He hurried through the bushes and narrowly escaped tumbling over the edge of the embankment. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Firstly, over the embankment in the south-east of town flows a canal which we call Farid Minor. From Wordnik.com. [Louis Belanger: Pakistan floods: Voices of People From Sindh Province] Reference
Across the river, the embankment became a soft blue-green blur, which turned darker and darker. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Now the river sounded below him, and he decided that he must be close to the edge of an embankment. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
A Tazewell County deputy was found dead after his cruiser hit a guardrail and went over an embankment. From Wordnik.com. [Tazewell deputy found dead after crash] Reference
Authorities issued the warning Thursday after the Indus River breached an embankment in Sindh province. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan Orders Evacuations as Flooding Worsens] Reference
The Lexus sped up to more than 100 miles an hour before it crashed over an embankment and burst into flames. From Wordnik.com. [Toyota Settles Accelerator Pedal-Related Accident Suit] Reference
In fact, it turned out to be a tragic accident: the chap had fallen down the embankment and broken his back. From Wordnik.com. [Lords of the flies: the insect detectives] Reference
The footpath, winding along near the railway embankment, ended at a bridge, where Zibeline awaited the three visitors. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
On a barren embankment west of the city, a group of four Mexicans were lounging in the afternoon sun one day last month. From Wordnik.com. [Selena Country] Reference
Behind us is the city and there's been a mad dash to try to shore up the embankment, so that the city doesnt get swamped. From Wordnik.com. [Residents Scramble To Save Small Pakistani City] Reference
The foliage gave way to a small cabin and swerved to park on an embankment, then said quietly, but firmly, "Get out.". From Wordnik.com. [What You Never Thought You Wanted] Reference
He was thinking of that all the way, as he watched the still leafless trees glide along the embankment of the Saint-Germain railway. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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