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Embankments Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DIKES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%5Exact Match!
noun

• (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

verb

• enclose with a dike

96%6Exact Match!
noun

• a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

• a pier that provides a landing place on a river

• an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

90%4 Man-made barriers to control water flow
noun

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

verb

• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

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New York Times23 Feb 1982 Across 55
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