earthwork
Americannoun
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excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
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Military. a construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire, used in both offensive and defensive operations.
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an 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.
noun
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excavation of earth, as in engineering construction
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a fortification made of earth
Etymology
Origin of earthwork
Vocabulary lists containing earthwork
Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 4
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Earthwork was done by Watts Construction of Kennewick, electrical work was by American Electric Inc. of Richland, and steel supply and erection was done by American Ironworks & Erectors of Spokane.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022
A widely published landmark, it’s an Earthwork that few have seen except in photographs and many have written about.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2016
Starting in 1968, the Sculls financed some of Mr. Heizer’s first, best-known Earthwork sculptures in Nevada.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2010
Logarithms of Numbers—Logarithmic Sines and Co-Sines, Tangents and Co-Tangents—Natural Sines and Co-Sines—Tables for Earthwork, for Setting out Curves, and for various Calculations, etc., etc., etc.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Stephen, Vincent
The whole being adapted for convenient use by Engineers, Surveyors, Contractors, and others needing Correct Measurements of Earthwork.
From Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught by Rose, Joshua
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