thoroughfare embankment

long ridges of earth, rocks, or gravel primarily constructed to carry a roadway, railway or canal; if built to retain water, use "levees" or "dikes."
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thoroughfare embankment
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thoroughfare embankment

Summary

thoroughfare embankment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,146 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thoroughfare embankment is a type of fixed construction[2].
  • thoroughfare embankment is a type of dam from granular material[3].
  • thoroughfare embankment's Commons category is recorded as Embankments (transport infrastructure)[4].
  • thoroughfare embankment's said to be the same as is recorded as causeway[5].
  • thoroughfare embankment's said to be the same as is recorded as dam from granular material[6].
  • thoroughfare embankment comprises Q2920553[7].
  • thoroughfare embankment comprises Q2501052[8].
  • thoroughfare embankment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Embankments[9].
  • thoroughfare embankment's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as embankment=yes[10].
  • thoroughfare embankment's different from is recorded as Nasyp[11].
  • thoroughfare embankment's different from is recorded as Embankment[12].
  • thoroughfare embankment's different from is recorded as Terre-plein[13].
  • thoroughfare embankment's model item is recorded as railway embankment[14].
  • thoroughfare embankment's P14692 is recorded as Q19434[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include fixed construction[2] and dam from granular material[3].

Use and Application

Components include Q2920553[7], a part[16] and Q2501052[8].

Influence

Things named for thoroughfare embankment include Pylimo Street[17], a street[18], in Lithuania[19].

Why It Matters

thoroughfare embankment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,146 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for it include Pylimo Street[17], a street[18], in Lithuania[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX536225
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX536225"
  2. 4w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Nasyp, Embankment, Terre-plein
    Has part(s) → Q2920553, Q2501052
    P14692 → Q19434
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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