·noun The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
II. Embankment ·noun A structure of earth, gravel, ·etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, ·etc.
On the north side of the river from Blackfriars Bridge to Chelsea Bridge. Commenced 1862. Opened 187...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
West from Biackiriars Bridge to Westminster Bridge (P.O. Directory). The eastern end only, as far a...