- earthwork earth·work n
- ['ɜːθˌwɜːk]
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Earthwork — Earth work , n. 1. (Mil.) Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Engin.) (a) The operation connected with excavations and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
earthwork — (n.) 1630s, from EARTH (Cf. earth) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.). In this sense O.E. had eorðbyrig; O.E. eorðweorc meant work on the land … Etymology dictionary
earthwork — earth•work [[t]ˈɜrθˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) civ excavation and piling of earth in an engineering operation 2) mil for a military construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire 3) fia an artistic work that consists of a large scale … From formal English to slang
earthwork — earth|work [ˈə:θwə:k US ˈə:rθwə:rk] n [C usually plural] a large long pile of earth, used in the past to stop attacks … Dictionary of contemporary English
earthwork — earth|work [ ɜrθ,wɜrk ] noun count a wall made from a pile of dirt, built in the past to defend a place against attack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
earthwork — /errth werrk /, n. 1. excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation. 2. Mil. a construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire, used in both offensive and defensive operations. 3. an artistic… … Universalium
earthwork — [ʉrth′wʉrk΄] n. 1. an embankment made by piling up earth, esp. as a fortification 2. Engineering the work of excavating or building embankments 3. a work of art, usually massive in scale, incorporating a natural feature of an area, as a groove… … English World dictionary
earthwork — noun Date: 1633 1. an embankment or other construction made of earth; especially one used as a field fortification 2. the operations connected with excavations and embankments of earth 3. a work of art consisting of a portion of land modified by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
earthwork — n. 1 an artificial bank of earth in fortification or road building etc. 2 the process of excavating soil in civil engineering work … Useful english dictionary
American Working Terrier Association — The American Working Terrier Association (AWTA) was founded in 1971 by Patricia Adams Lent to encourage and promote the breeding, hunting, and ownership of terriers of correct size, conformation, and character to perform as working terriers. From … Wikipedia
Russell Terrier — Infobox Dogbreed ankcgroup = Group 2 (Terriers) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/jackruss.html country = England fcigroup = 3 fcinum = 345 fcisection = 2 fcistd = http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci 345.htm image caption = name =… … Wikipedia
