Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "earthwork" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF EARTHWORK

earthwork  [ˈɜːθˌwɜːk] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTHWORK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earthwork is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EARTHWORK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of earthwork in the English dictionary

The definition of earthwork in the dictionary is excavation of earth, as in engineering construction. Other definition of earthwork is a fortification made of earth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARTHWORK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
bodywork
ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk
clockwork
ˈklɒkˌwɜːk
coursework
ˈkɔːsˌwɜːk
fieldwork
ˈfiːldˌwɜːk
firework
ˈfaɪəˌwɜːk
footwork
ˈfʊtˌwɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
groundwork
ˈɡraʊndˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
lathwork
ˈlɑːθˌwɜːk
needlework
ˈniːdəlˌwɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
waxwork
ˈwæksˌwɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk
woodwork
ˈwʊdˌwɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTHWORK

earthman
earthmen
earthmoving
earthmoving equipment
earthnut
earthpea
earthquake
earthquake intensity
earthquake magnitude
earthrise
earthset
Earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshine
earthstar
earthward
earthwards
earthwoman
earthworm
earthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTHWORK

all in a day´s work
at work
beadwork
brushwork
coachwork
field work
flushwork
group work
meshwork
metalwork
millwork
neural network
out of work
rework
social work
stitchwork
swashwork
telework
wirework
work

Synonyms and antonyms of earthwork in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «earthwork» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF EARTHWORK

Find out the translation of earthwork to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earthwork from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earthwork» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento de tierras
570 millions of speakers

English

earthwork
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिट्टी की खोदाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترابية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

земляные работы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terraplenagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrassement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erdarbeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土塁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토목 공사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Earthwork
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công việc đào đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மண்வேலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूकंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hafriyat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roboty ziemne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

земляні роботи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terasamente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωματουργικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grondwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

markarbete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masseflytting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earthwork

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHWORK»

The term «earthwork» is regularly used and occupies the 86.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
60
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «earthwork» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of earthwork
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «earthwork».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHWORK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earthwork» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earthwork» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earthwork

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTHWORK»

Discover the use of earthwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earthwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Applied Civil Engineering Design
Because the densities of earthwork materials will change during excavation, handling, and placement, calculations related to earthwork — excavation, fill, riprap, etc. — differ from quantity estimates for other materials (e.g., concrete and steel).
Ying-Kit Choi, 2004
2
Optimization and Management of Materials in Earthwork ...
Optimization of materials in earthwork construction– proportioning of foundation/ subgrade materials Three materials available for earthwork construction are, based on their suitability, classified as: select, suitable, and unsuitable soils.
Longjie Hong, 2008
3
Traffic & Highway Engineering
HIGHWAY. EARTHWORK. AND. FINAL. PLANS. The final element in the location process is to establish the horizontal and vertical alignments of the highway project and to prepare highway plans and specifications for estimating project costs ...
Nicholas Garber, Lester Hoel, 2008
4
Construction Equipment Guide
4.3 TYPES OF EARTHWORK EQUIPMENT The general types of equipment designed to perform or help with one or more of the basic earthworking operations include: 1. Tractor-mounted dozers, pushers, and rippers. 2. Scrapers  ...
David A. Day, Neal B. H. Benjamin, 1991
5
Constructing and Controlling Compaction of Earth Fills
Christopher D. Hardin1 and Greg D. Icenhour2 Historical Perspectives on Earthwork Engineering and Creating a Passion for Earthwork Excellence Reference: Hardin, C. D., and Icenhour, G. D., "Historical Perspectives on Earthwork ...
Donald W. Shanklin, Keith R. Rademacher, James R. Talbot, 2000
6
The Scioto Hopewell and Their Neighbors: Bioarchaeological ...
From the Liberty earthwork, Edwin Harness mound. For another view, see Carr and Case (2005b:209, figure 5.8A) and Greber (1983:33). (B) Human head with face painting, tattooing, or scarification, carved on a pipe bowl from the Mound City ...
C.A. Johnston, Daniel Troy Case, Christopher Carr, 2008
7
Site Planning
Contour areas References 49, 94 Here we describe four methods of computing the quantity of earthwork: by contour areas, by end areas, by the elevation of grid corners, and by the use of models. The initial step in the first, or contour-area, ...
Kevin Lynch, 1984
8
MCDM 2009
The earthwork allocation which is common in construction projects and directly affects the quality, costs and scheduling of projects is a transportation problem with hierarchical structure. Linear programming (LP) model can not clearly reflect  ...
Yong Shi, Shouyang Wang, Yi Peng, 2009
9
Vegetation and Slopes: Stabilisation, Protection and Ecology ...
THE PROBLEM: 1.1 Earthwork construction difficulties: The construction of earthworks on mountain roads may account for fifty percent or more of the total road cost and therefore building such roads is inevitably expensive. Having incurred ...
David H. Barker, 1995
10
Intelligent Road Design
This chapter starts with improvements to earthwork cost estimation methods embedded in previously developed alignment optimization models. Cost functions for each structure follow. 12.1 Estimating highway earthwork cross sectional areas ...
P. Schonfeld, J.-C. Jong, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTHWORK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earthwork is used in the context of the following news items.
1
David Chipperfield's Fayland House conceived as a "large …
Responding to this, the building was conceived as a "large earthwork" dug into the sloping ground. Fayland House by David Chipperfield. «Dezeen, Jul 15»
2
Serpent Mound suspect arrested
Stretching 1,348 feet over the ground, the ancient earthwork depicts the form of an undulating serpent with an oval shape at the head, ... «Hillsboro Times Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Committee Agrees to New Consultant Fees For Veterans Memorial …
The building pads only include earthwork, not concrete. The new time line has the pads and roads to be awarded this month. Then, the building ... «The Missourian, Jul 15»
4
Swimming returns to Bienfait after the town's new pool opens
Some of the additional earthwork, with the electrical, water and sewer services, were also completed that year. In 2014, the final construction ... «Estevan Lifestyles, Jul 15»
5
Broken Arrow police officers receive 3 percent raises
In other action, the council accepted Tri-Star Construction's low bid of $1.73 million for site earthwork and construction of certain utilities and ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
6
Confederate Land Art: The Apotheosis of Racist Iconography
... the nativist and authoritarian Danish American sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, cut his Brobdingnasian earthwork teeth on the original commission ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Groundbreaking planned Thursday on Rhinebeck park expansion
... which includes ... the new entrance road, clearing, grubbing, earthwork, stormwater controls, the septic system, the sidewalk and the curbing, ... «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»
8
Find out what Muskegon-area roads will be closed or under …
The project area will be closed to close to thru traffic as crews work on asphalt overlay placement, shoulder work, curb and gutter, earthwork ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
INDOT working on Indiana 62 near Gentryville
Workers will do earthwork, add guardrail and new right-of-way markers. An overhead sign will be removed and new signage will be erected. «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
10
Lake Decatur: The Dredge Report
While the dredging work sails ahead without complications, wet weather has delayed earthwork on the sediment storage basin near Oakley. «Herald & Review, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Earthwork [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/earthwork>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z