An embankment or artificial mound of earth constructed along the mar-gin of a river, to confine tbe stream to its natural channel or prevent Inundation or overflow. State v. New orleans & N. E. R. Co., 42 La. Ann. 138, 7 South. 226; Royse v. Evansville & T. II. R. Co., 160 Ind. 592
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
