noun
earthwork
Earthwork (noun) means a structure built from piled-up soil, especially a bank used for defence or to control flooding.
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A structure built from piled-up soil, especially a bank used for defence or to control flooding.
"At the moment only some 35 miles of earthwork have been completed from Qum, and no permanent way has been laid."
— , The Railways of Persia (1946)
"The line was built by navvies using little more than wheelbarrows and shovels, with whatever material was close at hand, and the railway suffered from earthworks problems right from the start."
— Paul Clifton, Network News: Fareham Tunnel blockade aids landslip prevention (2022)
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Etymology
Formed from earth and work, first attested in the 1630s.
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"earthwork" (noun) means a structure built from piled-up soil, especially a bank used for defence or to control flooding.
