Thesaurus results for EARTHWORK

earthwork

noun

Definition of earthwork

as in embankment

a raised bank or wall made of soil

—usually plural prehistoric earthworks

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Recent Examples of earthwork From 2016, project teams were flying weekly missions and creating a Google Earth-consistent aerial record of earthworks at centimeter resolution and accuracy. — Mike Winn, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 This is around the same time that the first earthworks at Stonehenge were built, while the famous stones weren’t put in place until 500 years later. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 It's thought that people would have celebrated the solstice at the site around the same time as the very first earthworks were built at Stonehenge. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Lantern Light Magic End the day with the Lantern Light Tour at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, where the night sky transforms the ancient earthworks into an unforgettable experience. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for earthwork

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Noun

The truck struck a delineator post, traveled into a steep embankment, and then collided with a concrete bridge pillar.

— Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The impact caused the Tesla to roll over down an embankment, according to court records.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of embankment

Noun

The other is the data gap itself, with unreliable or incomplete records common across stormwater systems, levees, schools and other sectors.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The town is worried about the effect the wall would have on a series of berms and levees built in the 1970s and 1980s along the Rio Grande and tributaries to combat flooding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of levee

Noun

Its powerhouse was destroyed after a 1940 flood overtopped the dam, proving that continued operation has required rebuilding, not merely preservation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
During much of the 2010s, Beijing poured billions of dollars into in Latin American infrastructure, such as ports, massive dams, and even a transcontinental railway meant to link Peru’s Pacific coast to Brazil’s Atlantic.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dam

Noun

Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The company says the W-01 responds to risks from tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, marine submersion and dike or dam failures.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of dike

Noun

More than 80 migrants died, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The death toll rose to 67, including migrants who drowned and others killed in a stampede trying to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakwater

Noun

Rubio’s support for Israel is typical of Cuban-American politicians who see the country as a bulwark against communism.

— Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
However, the ballot proposition process would increasingly serve the very forces that direct democracy was conceived as a bulwark against — those with the means to push their pet causes.

— Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026