Phrases with «steep embankment»

A "steep embankment" refers to a hill or slope that is very steep, making it difficult to climb or descend. Full definition

Sentences with «steep embankment»

  • Margaret Masson, an elderly woman travelling to her home in Cardonald, was thrown around in the coach as the train slid along the railbed and then careered down a steep embankment. (canadianbusiness.com)
  • She clambered down two steep embankments to the water's edge. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Clutching onto the scrub she pulls herself up the steep embankment, avoiding the thorns pressing into her skin and the excrement piled up in the dirt. (bookbrowse.com)
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