embanked
Raised against flooding
Embanked describes something confined, bordered, or raised by an embankment—a wall or mound of earth typically used to hold back water or support a roadway.
An embanked river has artificial walls channeling its flow.
An embanked road sits elevated above the surrounding terrain: The embanked railway cut through the marshland.
River flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
retention · detention · diversion · channelization · culvert · stormwater · overflow · sandbagging
Fortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- parapetLow wall at edge
bastion · palisade · redoubt · stronghold · earthworks · moat · battlement · breastwork
Constructed soil structure
- civilMinimally polite
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- constructionProcess of building something
- excavationAct of unearthing
retaining · foundation · grading · surveying · compaction · fill · cutting · trench
Land-water boundary
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- meanderTo travel without direction
sediment · alluvium · fluvial · tributary · delta · estuary · confluence · hydrology
Cutting slopes into steps
- garden designPlanning decorative planted spaces
- contourBounding line of shape
- raised bedElevated planting structure
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
grading · slope · tiered · berm · mounding · planting · erosion control · hillside
levee
River flood barrier
floodgate · retention · detention · diversion · channelization · culvert · stormwater · overflow · sandbagging · flood wall
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
parapet · bastion · palisade · redoubt · stronghold · earthworks · moat · battlement · breastwork · siege
earthwork
Constructed soil structure
- civilMinimally polite
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- constructionProcess of building something
excavation · retaining · foundation · grading · surveying · compaction · fill · cutting · trench · slope
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
meander · sediment · alluvium · fluvial · tributary · delta · estuary · confluence · hydrology · current
terracing
Cutting slopes into steps
- garden designPlanning decorative planted spaces
- contourBounding line of shape
- raised bedElevated planting structure
retaining wall · grading · slope · tiered · berm · mounding · planting · erosion control · hillside · grade
embankedunprotected
Without safeguard or shield
flood-prone · undefended · exposed · vulnerable · uncontained