NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Embankment

An artificial slope which can be made out of earth, stones or bricks, or a combination of these. The purpose of this could be:
- To prevent flooding by a river.
- To carry a road or railway over an area of low ground.
A station on the London Underground, Embankment.

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Embankment tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (560 words)
	Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster.
	Embankment station was opened in 1870 on the Metropolitan District Railway (now the District and Circle lines) as Charing Cross.
	This station serves the Thames Embankment, Trafalgar Square, Strand and Charing Cross.

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