"earthwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɝθwɝk/ [General-American], /ˈɜːθwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-earthwork.wav Forms: earthworks [plural]
Etymology: From earth + work. First attested in the 1630s. Etymology templates: {{com|en|earth|work}} earth + work, {{etydate/the|1630s}} the 1630s, {{etydate|1630s}} First attested in the 1630s Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthwork (plural earthworks)
  1. Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control. Categories (topical): Buildings and structures Synonyms: earthenwork Hyponyms: dyke (english: flood control), agger (english: Roman contexts) Derived forms: earthworked Translations (structure made from earth): 土方工程 (tǔfāng gōngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), maavalli (Finnish), Erdarbeit [feminine] (German), montarozzo [masculine] (Italian), terrapieno [masculine] (Italian), maioro (Maori), اور (or) (Ottoman Turkish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "structure made from earth",
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      "sense": "structure made from earth",
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      "sense": "structure made from earth",
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      "sense": "structure made from earth",
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