Embank
/ɪmˈbæŋk/noun
To build up or enclose with a bank or embankment.
Did you know?Embank is a later English formation from bank, and the same ancient root behind bank also gave us bench, because both began as raised structures—earth or wood—to sit, store, or stand on.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
banke
“a ridge, bank, or raised edge”
Middle English
ME
banke
“a natural or artificial slope or mound”
16th Century
English
embanken
“to furnish or fortify with a bank”
16th-17th Century
English
embank
“to enclose or protect with an embankment”
Modern English
English
embank
“to build a bank or embankment around or along something”