embankment

As nouns the difference between cliff and embankment

is that cliff is a vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face while embankment is a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road.

As a proper noun Cliff

is a diminutive of the male given name Clifford.

Embankment is a related term of knoll.

As nouns the difference between embankment and knoll

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 knoll is bulb.

As a noun embankment is

a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road.

Embankment is a related term of bulwark.

As nouns the difference between embankment and bulwark

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 bulwark is a defensive wall or rampart.

As a verb bulwark is

to fortify something with a wall or rampart.

As nouns the difference between barrow and embankment

is that barrow is a mountain while embankment is a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road.

As a proper noun Barrow

is {{surname}.

As nouns the difference between embankment and heap

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 heap is a crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.

As a verb heap is

to pile in a heap.

Embankment is a related term of rise.

As nouns the difference between embankment and rise

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 rise is the process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.

As a verb rise is

(label) to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

As nouns the difference between ridge and embankment

is that ridge is the back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped while embankment is a long artificial mound of earth and stone, built to hold back water, for protection or to support a road.

As a verb ridge

is to form into a ridge.

As a proper noun Ridge

is {{surname|from=Middle English}} after a natural landscape feature.