earthwork
11earthwork — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rampart (see defense). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embankment, dugout, fortification; see barrier , fortification 2 , trench …
12earthwork — earth|work [ˈə:θwə:k US ˈə:rθwə:rk] n [C usually plural] a large long pile of earth, used in the past to stop attacks …
13earthwork — earth|work [ ɜrθ,wɜrk ] noun count a wall made from a pile of dirt, built in the past to defend a place against attack …
14earthwork — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θwɜː(r)k[/t]] earthworks N COUNT: usu pl Earthworks are large structures of earth that have been built for defence, especially ones which were built a very long time ago. Europe s biggest Stone Age earthworks are at Silbury Hill in… …
15earthwork — n. fortification, embankment (made of earth) …
16earthwork — noun a large artificial bank of soil, especially one made as a defence in ancient times …
17earthwork — noun (countable usually plural) a large long pile of earth used to stop attacks in the past …
18earthwork — earth•work [[t]ˈɜrθˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) civ excavation and piling of earth in an engineering operation 2) mil for a military construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire 3) fia an artistic work that consists of a large scale …
19earthwork — /ˈɜθwɜk/ (say erthwerk) noun (usually plural) 1. the excavating and embanking of earth involved in engineering construction. 2. a construction formed chiefly of earth, used for military and agricultural operations. 3. (plural) → land art …
20earthwork — n. 1 an artificial bank of earth in fortification or road building etc. 2 the process of excavating soil in civil engineering work …
