EARTHWORK


Meaning of EARTHWORK in English

/errth"werrk'/ , n.

1. excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.

2. Mil. 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.

[ 1625-35; EARTH + WORK ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .