as in embankment
a raised bank or wall made of soil
—usually plural
prehistoric earthworks
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Recent Examples of earthwork
Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.
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David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The county's history dates back even further, though. Pre-colonization, Fort Ancient, a 2,000-year-old earthworks site and nature preserve, was built by Indigenous people for ceremonial purposes.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
This is a type of explosive which produces little shrapnel but a powerful which ‘flows’ around corners in defensive earthworks; the U.S. developed a special AGM-114 Cave buster variant of the Hellfire for attacking Taliban tunnel complexes in Afghanistan.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
On September 28 and 29 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM free with a reserved, timed ticket, Lita Albuquerque recreates her Malibu Line temporary blue pigment earthwork.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The county's history dates back even further, though. Pre-colonization, Fort Ancient, a 2,000-year-old earthworks site and nature preserve, was built by Indigenous people for ceremonial purposes.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
This is a type of explosive which produces little shrapnel but a powerful which ‘flows’ around corners in defensive earthworks; the U.S. developed a special AGM-114 Cave buster variant of the Hellfire for attacking Taliban tunnel complexes in Afghanistan.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
On September 28 and 29 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM free with a reserved, timed ticket, Lita Albuquerque recreates her Malibu Line temporary blue pigment earthwork.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthwork
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Brianna Daniels, 34, lives in a tent pitched on a dusty embankment above San Jose’s Coyote Creek.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The county fire department handles a variety of emergencies: hoisting drivers to safety when cars veer off canyon embankments or ferrying the injured and the critically ill to hospitals.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lunch salads from the organic garden and thali suppers are served in surprising nooks: in the garden, under a lush canopy of vines, or on a rounded rampart.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Dec. 2023
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Since the trial began, the Amazons have ventured out about three times a week to paste messages on both sides of the ramparts, but mostly concentrating on the intra-muros area near the courthouse.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, overwhelmed the city’s levees and drainage pumps, causing catastrophic flooding and killing more than 1,000 people.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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However, there may be some overtopping of local levees.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
10 Sep. 2024
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Silvery steelhead migrate to the ocean and return to natal freshwater streams to spawn, a cycle that can be impeded by dams and concrete channels.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Formed in 2018 under legislation signed by Trump, CISA is an independent agency that falls under the Department of Homeland Security and is charged with helping protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, ranging from power plants and banks to dams and election systems.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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This lack of collaboration is untenable in the current reality where the sea of fast-moving, stealth attackers threatens to overwhelm the dike entirely.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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There’s a classic Dutch folk story about a young boy who heroically plugged a small leak in a dike with a finger, preventing a catastrophic flood by holding back the water until help arrives.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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The federal government's lawsuit hinges on a section in the U.S. Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 that says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must sign off on any plans to place a wharf, pier, boom breakwater, bulkhead, jetty or other structures in navigable waters.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American-Statesman,
15 May 2024
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Fishing and sailing boats are sheltered in a marina fronted by restaurants, while the ruins of a nearby ancient breakwater are still visible underwater.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Newsom has alternated between portraying his administration as a bulwark against Trump’s hardline stances on immigration and climate change and offering to cooperate with the former president when needed.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Jan. 2025
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The military also feared the consequences of disintegration, as Assad portrayed himself as a bulwark against chaos and sectarian violence.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the 1970s, diverse forces on the right came together to fight against ceding control of the canal to Panama, seeing the move as weak and antithetical to American interests.—
Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The firefighters fought for hours to extinguish the blaze but were unable to save the home, which is located on a canal on the eastern side of Lake Okeechobee, and two cars in the garage, including a red 1955 Ford Thunderbird.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthwork. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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