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earthworks

earthworks is the plural of earthwork.

Meaning of earthwork

Noun

earthwork (plural earthworks)

  1. Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control.
    • At the moment only some 35 miles of earthwork have been completed from Qum, and no permanent way has been laid.1946 July and August, “The Railways of Persia”, in Railway Magazine, page 208

Questions about earthworks

What is earthworks the plural of?
Earthworks is the plural of earthwork.

Words near earthworks in the dictionary

  1. earthwolves
  2. earthwoman
  3. earthwomen
  4. earthwork
  5. earthworked
  6. earthworks
  7. earthworm
  8. earthworm eel
  9. earthworm eels
  10. earthwormlike
  11. earthworms

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