earthwork

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɜːθˌwɜːk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûrth′wûrk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
earth•work  (ûrth′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringexcavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
  2. Militarya construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire, used in both offensive and defensive operations.
  3. Fine Artan artistic work that consists of a large-scale alteration or modification of an area of land in a configuration designed by an artist or of an artist's sculptural installation, as in a museum or gallery, of soil, rock, or similar elemental materials.
  • earth + work 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
earthwork / ˈɜːθˌwɜːk/
  1. excavation of earth, as in engineering construction
  2. a fortification made of earth
'earthwork' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Offa - bar - mound - redoubt - sconce - vallum

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