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на́сыпь — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bank noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
  • breakwater noun A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
  • dam noun A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or control the flow of water.
  • embankment noun A raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, or to carry a road or railway across low ground.
  • levee noun An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding.
  • mound noun A raised pile or hill of earth, often built up rather than natural.

Senses

на́сыпь is used for these senses in English:

  • bank (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
  • breakwater A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
  • dam A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
  • embankment a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
  • levee An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
  • mound An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

bank — full definition

  1. noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
  2. noun The raised ground along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.
  3. verb To keep or deposit money at a financial institution.
  4. verb Of an aircraft or vehicle, to tilt to one side while turning.

breakwater — full definition

  1. noun A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
  2. noun (nautical) A low wall across the front deck of a ship that directs incoming waves away into the drainage channels.
  3. noun A barrier, usually made of wood or concrete, set out from the shore to stop sand drifting along a coastline.
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