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Embankment may refer to:

Geology and geography

A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea
Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area
Embankment dam, a dam made of mounded earth and rock
Land reclamation along river banks, usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in:
The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England
The Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankments
The Chelsea Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
The Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England
The Embanking of the tidal Thames, a centuries-long process carried out largely by uncoordinated local initiative.
The Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Embankment tube station, a station on the London Underground