What about this ?  
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dembankment 
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made=embankment>



> On 23 Nov 2017, at 16:48, André Pirard <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for how to map what is called in French a talus 
> <http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/talus> (Google's translation).
> I would call this a 1.8m simple step running for some reason for several 100s 
> meters across meadows.
> Steep slope. There are "top of slope" and "bottom of slope" lines. Rest is 
> perfectly flat either side.
> It might be the remnants of a old canal's bank whose other side would have 
> been eroded by the often overflowing nearby river.
> A "talus" made of plain ground is often frequent at one side of a path or 
> track.
> According to the wiki, it's not a "scree" nor a "shingle". It's much less 
> matter specific.
> So what?
> I'll use "scree" unless/until I hear of better for a French talus.
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> André.
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