earthwork
/ˈɜːθwɜːk/noun
उच्चारण अर्थ्वर्क
मिट्टी की प्राचीर, मिट्टी का परकोटा
Core word
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[C, usually plural]
a large bank of soil that was made long ago as a defence
मिट्टी की प्राचीर, मिट्टी का परकोटा
- The remains of ancient earthworks can still be seen around the fort.
- Archaeologists measured the ancient earthwork that once protected the village.
- The grassy earthworks around the old town are about a thousand years old.
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- Students visited the earthwork to learn how people defended their settlements.
- Part of the ancient earthwork has been worn away by rain.
Synonyms rampart embankment bank mound
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[U]
the work of digging, moving or piling up soil, for example when building roads or canals
मिट्टी का काम, मिट्टी की खुदाई और भराई
- Earthwork for the new highway has begun.
- Villagers were employed in earthwork under the job scheme.
- Heavy earthwork is difficult during the monsoon.
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- The contractor employed a hundred labourers for the earthwork along the canal.
- Earthwork on the railway line was completed ahead of schedule.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
earthwork (uncountable) / earthworks (plural)
For the work of digging and moving soil, earthwork is uncountable. For old banks of soil, earthworks is often used in the plural.
मिट्टी खोदने और हटाने के काम के लिए 'earthwork' uncountable है। पुराने मिट्टी के बाँधों के लिए प्रायः plural 'earthworks' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The earthwork for the road took three months.
- Ancient earthworks can still be seen on the hill.
earthworks of + place / period
Use of to name the place or the age of the earthworks.
Earthworks किस स्थान या काल के हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The earthworks of the old fort were damaged by rain.
- Earthworks of the Iron Age lie beneath the field.
earthwork + noun
Before another noun it names a type of project or crew.
दूसरे noun से पहले यह किसी प्रकार की परियोजना या दल का नाम बताता है।
- The earthwork contractor hired twenty labourers.
- An earthwork project began near the river.
carry out / complete earthwork
Carry out, complete and begin are common verbs with this word in civil engineering.
Civil engineering में इस शब्द के साथ carry out, complete और begin सामान्य क्रियाएँ हैं।
- The company completed the earthwork before the monsoon.
- Earthwork must be carried out carefully on slopes.
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adjective + earthwork
ancientmassiveprehistoricdefensiveroughextensive
- Archaeologists studied the prehistoric earthworks near the village.
verb + earthworks
builddiglevelsurveyprotectexcavate
- Labourers levelled the earthworks before laying the track.
earthwork + noun
contractcostvolumedesignestimate
- The earthwork estimate covered both digging and filling.
project type
railwaycanaldamhighwayembankment
- The earthwork for the new railway line employed hundreds of workers.
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- The earthwork for the new embankment was finished in record time.
नए तटबंध का मिट्टी का काम रिकॉर्ड समय में पूरा हो गया।
- Radhika visited the ancient earthworks on a school trip.
राधिका स्कूल की यात्रा में प्राचीन मिट्टी की संरचनाएँ देखने गई।
- Heavy rain delayed the earthwork on the highway.
भारी वर्षा ने राजमार्ग के मिट्टी के काम में देरी की।
- The defensive earthworks of the old town can still be traced from the air.
पुराने नगर की रक्षात्मक मिट्टी की संरचनाएँ आज भी आसमान से देखी जा सकती हैं।
- Engineers calculated the volume of earthwork needed for the canal.
इंजीनियरों ने नहर के लिए आवश्यक मिट्टी के काम की मात्रा की गणना की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The earthworks was completed last week.
✓ The earthworks were completed last week.
When earthworks is plural, it takes the verb were.
जब 'earthworks' plural हो, तो verb 'were' आती है।