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Embankment vs Creek - What's the difference?

embankment | creek |

As nouns the difference between embankment and creek

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 creek is one of a native american tribe from the southeastern united states.

As a proper noun creek is

the muskogean language of the creek tribe.

As an adjective creek is

of or pertaining to the creek tribe.

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

    creek

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia creek) (en noun)
  • A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  • (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
  • Any turn or winding.

    • Synonyms

    * beck, brook, burn, stream

    Derived terms

    * up the creek

    References