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earthwork

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earth·work  (ûrthwûrk)
n.
1. An earthen embankment, especially one used as a fortification. See Synonyms at bulwark.
2. Engineering Excavation and embankment of earth.
3. A work of art made by altering an area of land or a natural geographic feature, especially on a large scale.
earthwork [ˈɜːθˌwɜːk]
n
1. (Mining & Quarrying) excavation of earth, as in engineering construction
2. (Military / Fortifications) a fortification made of earth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.earthwork - an earthen rampart
bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
sconce - a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
Translations
earthwork [ˈɜːθwɜːk] N → terraplén m
earthwork [ˈɜːθˌwɜːk] n (Mil) → terrapieno
earthwork [ˈɜːθˌwɜːk] n (Mil) → terrapieno


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One Sunday when Joe, greatly enjoying his pipe, had so plumed himself on being "most awful dull," that I had given him up for the day, I lay on the earthwork for some time with my chin on my hand, descrying traces of Miss Havisham and Estella all over the prospect, in the sky and in the water, until at last I resolved to mention a thought concerning them that had been much in my head.
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She heard the shrill whistle of alarm, the beaten drum; she saw the spade exchanged for the rifle, and the long line of toilers disappear behind the natural earthwork which their labours had created.
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Several battalions of soldiers, in their shirt sleeves despite the cold wind, swarmed in these earthworks like a host of white ants; spadefuls of red clay were continually being thrown up from behind the bank by unseen hands.
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