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embankment vs wall

wall vs embankment

embankment and wall both are nouns.

embankment is not a verb while wall is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embankment Yes No No No
wall Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wall is a hyponym of embankment; that is, wall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embankment:
  • embankment: a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
  • wall: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Other hyponyms of embankment include levee, bulwark, rampart.
embankment (noun) wall (noun)
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
a layer of material that encloses space
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
a difficult or awkward situation
embankment (verb) wall (verb)
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Difference between embankment and wall

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