Embank
Pronunciation : Em*bank"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. Imbank.]
Definition : Defn: To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.
t. [imp. & p. p. Embanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913