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PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does protective embankment mean?
• PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT (noun)
The noun PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT has 1 sense:
1. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Familiarity information: PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
escarp; escarpment; protective embankment; scarp
Hypernyms ("protective embankment" is a kind of...):
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
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