earthwork

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.

n.a large artificial bank of soil, especially one made as a defense in ancient times. the process of excavating soil in civil engineering work.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. Operations connected with the movement of earth.
2. A construction made of soil.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an earthen rampart

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - jordvold, gravearbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
wal van aarde, graafwerk

Français (French)
n. - (Mil, Archéol) ouvrage de terre, (Constr) terrassement, rempart

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erdarbeiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόχωμα, ανάχωμα, (οικοδ.) χωματουργικά έργα

Italiano (Italian)
terrapieno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trincheira (f), terraplenagem (f) (Eng.)

Русский (Russian)
земляной вал, земляное укрепление

Español (Spanish)
n. - terraplén, movimiento de tierras (en construcción), excavación de la tierra en conexión con un trabajo de ingeniería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppgrävning, schaktning, (mil.) jordvall

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
泥土筑防御工事, 地景艺术品, 土木工程

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 泥土築防禦工事, 地景藝術品, 土木工程

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 토목공사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 土工, 土塁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سد ترابي, أعمال حفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוללה, ביצורים, עבודת-עפר‬

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