English search results for: embankment

#1

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. causeway/embankment
  2. large structure/building
  3. military structure, wall, ramp
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. breach in an embankment
  2. spillway/sluice/opening/channel in dam to drain water
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)