Search Result for "protective embankment":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification;
[syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

protective embankment
    n 1: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn:
         escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]