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Word entry · 9 letters

earthwork

Best crossword clue

"Dug defensive barrier"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɝθwɝk/Part of speech nounSorted aehkorrtwStarts with EEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2A3R4T5H6W7O8R9K

Definitions

  1. A bank, rampart, or construction made from dug soil.

Word origin

From earth + work. First attested in the 1630s.

Used in a sentence

  • At the moment only some 35 miles of earthwork have been completed from Qum, and no permanent way has been laid.
  • 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.

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