argine

Meaning

1. (masculine) bank (of a river)
2. (masculine) embankment, dyke

Concepts

dike

embankment

bank

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dam

levee

river bank

defense

dyke

defence

Synonyms

diga

riva

🏦

sponda

🏦

terrapieno

barriera

terraglio

ciglione

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ripa

🏦

steccato

argine artificiale

Translations

digue

dique

dique

Damm

dijk

Deich

dam

represa

ανάχωμα

Ufer

talus

dic

set

Hyphenated as

àr‧gi‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈar.d͡ʒi.ne/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin argerem, from Latin aggerem (“rubble; mound; rampart”).