as in embankment
a raised bank or wall made of soil
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prehistoric earthworks
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Recent Examples of earthwork
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.
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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
Artillery and machine guns made infantry in the open vulnerable in WW1, and earthworks were needed for survival.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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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
Artillery and machine guns made infantry in the open vulnerable in WW1, and earthworks were needed for survival.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthwork
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Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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On the way out, a pair of deer crossed our path, bounding gracefully over the snow embankments.Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Between the lines: The Maurepas Swamp Project was selected as the Army Corps of Engineers' mitigation effort to make up for the environmental damage caused by the 18.5-mile comprehensive levee system known as the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project, the release says.Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Louisiana faced severe setbacks due to outdated levee systems, which failed during Hurricane Nora's deluge, causing massive displacement.Monica Sanders, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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And of course, there’s a small pond trapped by the dam, collecting water, although the depth of water depends entirely on the amount of rain the area receives.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Klamath River: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins (Jan. 13).Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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This discovery adds to the growing body of evidence that removing dikes—and re-introducing tidal waters—can be beneficial for estuary ecosystems.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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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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Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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For centuries, the Russians have viewed the South Caucasus as their strategic backyard, a vital bulwark against Turks, Iranians, and other competing powers.Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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The canal was funded and constructed by the U.S. but turned over to Panama in 1999 in accordance with a deal signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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While there are no Chinese troops in Panama, as Trump has wrongly suggested, China controls two ports of entry, one at each end of the canal, through a Hong Kong holding company.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthwork. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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