protective embankment

Other forms: protective embankments

Definitions of protective embankment
  1. noun
    a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
    synonyms: escarp, escarpment, scarp
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    type of:
    fortification, munition
    defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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