The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ESCARPS , but the solution may also be LEVEES which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
Protective embankments crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ESCARPS | 33 % | 7 |
| LEVEES | 33 % | 6 |
| SCARPS | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protective embankments
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- escarp
- escarpment
- scarp
- earthwork
- polder
- bulwark
- bunker
- dike
- levee
- parapet
- rampart
- revetment
Crossword Answer definitions
ESCARPS verb- To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ESCARPS
- Inner walls of a rampart ditch
- Steep cliffs
- Steep slopes
- Protective embankments
- Steep slopes.
- Builds slopes around a fort
- Cliffs
- Slopes
- Inner walls of fortification ditches
More clues leading to the result LEVEES
- Mississippi sights
- River embankments
- Bank protectors
- Deluge defenses
- Defenses from deluges
- Flood protectors
- Flood barriers
- Sandbags may be used for them
- Protective embankments
- Overflow protection