embankment
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Shoemaker swerved right off the 210 and rolled his Ford Bronco down the embankment, about three stories high, and onto the 57 freeway.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The force of the crash pushed the carriages of the second train into an embankment, according to Transport Minister Óscar Puente.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Some of the carriages had tumbled down an embankment of four metres, Sanz said at his press conference.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
New aerial footage shows the extent of damage to the Llangollen Canal and its embankment in Whitchurch, Shropshire, caused by a breach on 22 December.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
I applied the gas, and the car went roaring up the embankment and back onto the macadam.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing embankment
"The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket," Vocabulary from the short story
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