1.
embankment; levee; dike
An artificial wall or bank, typically of earth or concrete, built along a river or coast to prevent flooding.
川の堤防を歩く。
To walk along the river embankment.
大雨で堤防が決壊するおそれがある。
There is a risk of the levee breaking due to heavy rain.
台風に備えて、堤防の強化工事が進められている。
Construction to reinforce the embankment is underway in preparation for typhoons.
堤防 refers to man-made structures for flood prevention, built along rivers, coasts, or lakes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 堤防が決壊する: the levee breaks
- 堤防を築く: to build an embankment
- 堤防を強化する: to reinforce an embankment
- 堤防沿い: along the embankment
RELATED TERMS:
- 防波堤: breakwater (sea wall)
- 土手: embankment, bank (more casual, often grassy)