embanked
embanked adjective: protected by or containing embankments. Also the simple past and past participle of embank.
Adjective
embanked (comparative more embanked, superlative most embanked)
- Protected by or containing embankments.
- As it approaches its conflux, this creek becomes more and more embanked, and difficult to ford: the heights are equal on the two banks; but for this reason the advantage was in favour of him who defended the passage.1827, François Jean marquis de Chastellux, Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780-81-82, page 116
- Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby
Also used as
embanked is also the simple past and past participle of embank.
Forms of embanked
| comparative | more embanked |
|---|---|
| superlative | most embanked |
Words formed from embanked
Questions about embanked
- What does embanked mean?
- Embanked means protected by or containing embankments.
- What part of speech is embanked?
- Embanked is an adjective.
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