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 More than 200 of these earthworks have been preserved at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for earthwork

Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthwork

Noun

Assam has invested heavily in embankments, erosion-control structures, flood walls and other engineering.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
In June, three people died after losing control of their vehicle and tumbling 400 feet off an embankment in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of embankment

Noun

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at a volleyball court in Rocky Ripple, a town northwest of Indianapolis, with shovels and sandbags to help reinforce the town's levee, according to NPR Member Station WFYI.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
The cost may manifest in the next major flood, the next levee inspection, the next decision made by someone who has not yet seen what the system does at the margins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of levee

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

Fueled by misinformation, poverty and lack of opportunities, more than 70,000 would-be migrants from Morocco and beyond swam or climbed over a breakwater last month to try to reach Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the North African coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The picturesque harbor, lighthouse, and breakwater invite leisurely strolls; Artist’s Point offers a rocky shoreline perfect for watching waves crash against ancient basalt.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakwater

Noun

According to Lucci, the dam also acted as a defensive bulwark during last November’s Typhoon Uwan, capturing over 99% of rainfall and sparing the lives of many downstream communities.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
The leading candidate to become California’s next governor said Wednesday that two bills in the state Legislature are a critical bulwark to federal and local attacks on voting and must pass.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026