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Meaning of Earthwork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɝθwɝk

Definitions

Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control.

Equivalents

العربية المانع الأرضي
Deutsch Erdarbeit Wall
Suomi maavalli
Українська копань

Examples

“At the moment only some 35 miles of earthwork have been completed from Qum, and no permanent way has been laid.”
“The line was built by navvies using little more than wheelbarrows and shovels, with whatever material was close at hand, and the railway suffered from earthworks problems right from the start.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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