EARTHWORK
Dictionary entry overview: What does earthwork mean? • EARTHWORK (noun)
The noun EARTHWORK has 1 sense:
1. an earthen rampart
Familiarity information: EARTHWORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EARTHWORK (noun)
Meaning:
An earthen rampart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("earthwork" is a kind of...):
bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)
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