protective embankment Definition

escarpment, scarp, escarp, levee, dike, bunker, bulwark, parapet, rampart, revetment, seawall, traverse, lining, dyke, earthwork, embank, footing, foreland, mattress, mound, pier, revet, riprap, sea wall, sheeting, stockade, wall, apron, brace, braces, breakwater, escutcheon, facing, glass, groin, jetty, mask, mat, mattress pad, mole, palisade, patch, plastron, sandbag, sconce, screen, scutcheon, shield, shields, shin, shoulder pad, starling, testudo, chest protector, cofferdam, elbow pad, finger plate, groyne, hip pad, imbankment, knee pad, kneepad, thigh pad, wrist pad, backsplash, bailey, balustrade, barbican, battlement, bawn, beachhead, berth, bond, bridge-ward, bridgehead, bulkhead, burladero, cable, camber, cambered, carport, chemise, cheval-de-frise, chimney, climbing, coastguard, conceal, concealing, counterscarp, cove, covered bridge, cushion, dodger, doorstop, drip, eaves, fence, fender, filleting, flashing,