embankment dam
embankment dam Earth or gravel wall above ground level to confine water in reservoirs or channels, to prevent flooding, to restrain tailings in a pond, or to carry roads and railways. On weak or unconsolidated deposits load is spread by wide embankments with a core of impervious concrete or rolled clay and with an outer layer of crushed rock or soil.
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