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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024earth•work (ûrth′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringexcavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- Militarya construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire, used in both offensive and defensive operations.
- 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: earthwork /ˈɜːθˌwɜːk/ n - excavation of earth, as in engineering construction
- a fortification made of earth
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