EMBANKS

Verb

embanks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embank

Source: Wiktionary


EMBANK

Em*bank", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking.] Etym: [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. Imbank.]

Definition: To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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