English Dictionary

earthwork

/ˈɝθwɝk/

noun

Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.

The construction crew used heavy machinery to complete the earthwork for the new building.

意味（1）

Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.

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.