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terraplén — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bank noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
  • embankment noun A raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, or to carry a road or railway across low ground.
  • rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.

Senses

terraplén is used for these senses in English:

  • bank (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
  • 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.
  • rampart A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.

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.

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