1. to enclose or protect with a bank or embankment
2. to form into a bank or mound

Examples

• The city embanks the river to prevent flooding.
• Workers embank the construction site with dirt.
• The engineer embanks the roadway for safety.
• They embank the garden beds with mulch.
• The crew embanks the canal with concrete barriers.
• Heavy machinery embanks the hillside against erosion.