earthwork

Definition/Scope: 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.

Used For:

earthworks (engineering)

Broader Terms:

civil engineering

Narrower Terms:

dams
embankments
retaining walls
shaft mining
soil mechanics
trenches
tunneling

Related Terms:

dikes
earth dams