embankment
Example Sentences
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"The local landscape includes the M4 corridor and railway lines in cuttings and embankments," he said.
From BBC
The force of the crash pushed the carriages of the second train into an embankment, according to the transport minister.
From BBC
The force of the crash pushed the carriages of the second train into an embankment, according to Transport Minister Óscar Puente.
From BBC
It then collided with an oncoming train travelling from south Madrid to Huelva, which was forced into an embankment running alongside the track, Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente said on Sunday.
From BBC
Some of the carriages had tumbled down an embankment of four metres, Sanz said at his press conference.
From Barron's
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