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 According to those standards and Google Earth elevation data, that could require earthwork to raise the ground of the Unicoi site by at least 8 feet and as much as 18 feet before construction. — Brett Kelman, CBS News, 9 Feb. 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 Residents allege that approving earthwork without a site plan prevents meaningful public review and undermines environmental and infrastructure protections, court documents state. — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 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 house sits on a road tucked alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains to a rail yard in the village of fewer than 1,000 residents.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The house where the children were found sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of embankment

Noun

Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of rampart

Noun

The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Concerned the barrier would not hold, the plant manager ordered two more backup levees built closer to the plant.

— Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of levee

Noun

Other risks to metal production from El Nino include the potential for aluminum and zinc shortages caused by low water levels in hydroelectric dams in China’s southern Yunnan province.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Montezuma County officials also ordered evacuations for private lands in the lower Dolores River corridor, from the dam to Bradfield Bridge, Ferris fire officials said.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 June 2026

Definition of dam

Noun

The city is also looking at water circulation around the pier, specifically how the breakwater changes the environment, Parry said.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The shark was apparently first found wedged in rocks by the breakwater at Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, but then the shark freed itself and started swimming in circles.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026

Definition of breakwater

Noun

For the past 30 years, the 6,000-square-foot bulwark served as the Yancey County Public Library, but no amount of shelving could mask the fact something more complex and was just below the surface.

— Mark Price Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026