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Embankment vs Causeway - What's the difference?

embankment | causeway |

As nouns the difference between embankment and causeway

is that embankment is a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road while causeway is a road that is raised, as to be above water, marshland etc.

embankment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road

    • Related terms

    * Victoria Embankment

    causeway

    English

    (wikipedia causeway)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A road that is raised, as to be above water, marshland etc.

    • Derived terms

    * causewayed * causewaying