embankment |
topsoiling |
As nouns the difference between embankment and topsoiling
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
topsoiling is the removal of topsoil before an excavation or embankment is begun.
embankment |
rockfill |
As nouns the difference between embankment and rockfill
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
rockfill is a dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.
embankment |
railbank |
As nouns the difference between embankment and railbank
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
railbank is an embankment adjacent to railroad track.
As a verb railbank is
to convert an out-of-use railroad track into a trail for public use.
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