remblai

/ (French rɑ̃blɛ) /

noun

earth used for an embankment or rampart

Word Origin for remblai

C18: from French, from remblayer to embank, from emblayer to pile up

Example sentences from the Web for remblai

  • A remblai, also topped with hawthorn, lies a little to the north of this road.

    The Old Front Line |John Masefield