earthwork
IPA: ˈɝθwɝk
noun
- Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control.
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Examples of "earthwork" in Sentences
- Earthworks and processional road.
- Earthworks and some stonework remain.
- The earthworks only are present today.
- The purpose of the earthwork is uncertain.
- The earthworks were the base of the structure.
- The chapel is at the centre of a circular earthwork.
- Earthworks are diagnostic of the Belle Glade culture.
- It was destroyed by the earthworks of the expressway.
- The mound was destroyed by the earthworks of the new expressway.
- The original name of the pub, 'The Clump' comes from an old earthwork.