HyperDic: protective_embankment

English > 1 sense of the expression protective embankment:
NOUNartifactprotective embankment, escarpment, escarp, scarpa steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
English > protective embankment: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
Synonymsescarpment, escarp, scarp
Broaderfortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
Spanishescarpa, escarpe

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