14
mound(noun, pile, guard, defense, stack)
11
barrier(noun, support, block, bar, protection)
10
bank(noun, block, rise, bar, level)
9
dam
9
levee(noun, block, bar, edge, side)
9
rampart(noun, support, cover, position, block)
9
wall(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
8
breakwater(noun, refuge, barrier, dock, ridge)
8
hill(noun, rise, level, pile, guard)
7
bulwark(noun, support, cover, position, block)
7
dike(noun, cover, position, block, guard)
7
heap(pile, stack, bank)
6
earthwork(noun, fortification, wall, bulwark, rampart)
6
harbor(noun, place, refuge, dock, port)
6
jetty(noun, refuge, barrier, dock, port)
6
parapet(noun, support, cover, position, block)
6
pier(noun, refuge, dock, port, mole)
5
anchorage(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
5
barrage(block, bank, barrier, dam)
5
weir
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