Embankment

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 Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
 * Embankment tube station, a station on the London Underground

Arts

 * "Embankment", a work by artist Rachel Whiteread