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earth⋅work

  [urth-wurk]
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–noun
1. excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
2. Military. a construction formed chiefly of earth for protection against enemy fire, used in both offensive and defensive operations.
3. an artistic work that consists of a large-scale alteration or modification of an area of land in a configuration designed by an artist or of an artist's sculptural installation, as in a museum or gallery, of soil, rock, or similar elemental materials.
Origin:
1625–35; earth + work
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earth·work   (ûrth'wûrk')   
n.  
  1. An earthen embankment, especially one used as a fortification. See Synonyms at bulwark.
  2. Engineering Excavation and embankment of earth.
  3. A work of art made by altering an area of land or a natural geographic feature, especially on a large scale.
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