A raised structure along a river, coast, or lake to prevent flooding. Common in civil engineering and everyday contexts.
The embankment collapsed due to heavy rain.
I like walking along the riverbank.
Poetic or literary term for a body of water held by a bank, often used in classical or descriptive writing.
In old waka poetry, 堤 can refer to a pond or a place where water is stored.
The embankment collapsed in the heavy rain, and the village was flooded.
I like walking along the top of the embankment in the evening.