earthwork
noun
earth·work
ˈərth-ˌwərk 
1
: an embankment or other construction made of earth
especially
: one used as a field fortification
2
: the operations connected with excavations and embankments of earth
3
: a work of art consisting of a portion of land modified by an artist
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Koko Bayer has filmed footage of most of her grandfather’s major sculptures and earthworks since 2019 for an in-progress documentary.
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Andrew Travers, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists similarly used a drone to uncover the eroded remains of a large pre-Columbian earthworks buried beneath a field in southeastern Kansas.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
In the 1970s, Smithson began making earthworks, the art pieces that would define his career.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Travers, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists similarly used a drone to uncover the eroded remains of a large pre-Columbian earthworks buried beneath a field in southeastern Kansas.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
In the 1970s, Smithson began making earthworks, the art pieces that would define his career.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthwork. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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earthwork
noun
earth·work
-ˌwərk
: something (as a raised bank or wall) constructed out of earth especially for protection
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