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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The operations connected with excavations and embankments of earth
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earthwork
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
operation
1 : performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes
2 a : an exertion of power or influence the operation of a drug* b : the quality or state of being functional or operative *the plant is now in operation* c : a method or manner of functioning *a machine of very simple operation
3 : EFFICACY, POTENCY - archaic except in legal usage
4 : a procedure performed on a living body usually with instruments especially for the repair of damage or the restoration of health
5 : any of various mathematical or logical processes (as addition) of deriving one entity from others according to a rule
6 a : a usually military action, mission, or maneuver including its planning and execution b plural : the office on the flight line of an airfield where pilots file clearance for flights and where flying from the field is controlled c plural : the agency of an organization charged with carrying on the principal planning and operating functions of a headquarters and its subordinate units
7 : a business transaction especially when speculative
8 : a single step performed by a computer in the execution of a program
9 : a usually small business or establishment ran a struggling operation
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
earthwork
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
operation
1 : performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes
2 a : an exertion of power or influence the operation of a drug* b : the quality or state of being functional or operative *the plant is now in operation* c : a method or manner of functioning *a machine of very simple operation
3 : EFFICACY, POTENCY - archaic except in legal usage
4 : a procedure performed on a living body usually with instruments especially for the repair of damage or the restoration of health
5 : any of various mathematical or logical processes (as addition) of deriving one entity from others according to a rule
6 a : a usually military action, mission, or maneuver including its planning and execution b plural : the office on the flight line of an airfield where pilots file clearance for flights and where flying from the field is controlled c plural : the agency of an organization charged with carrying on the principal planning and operating functions of a headquarters and its subordinate units
7 : a business transaction especially when speculative
8 : a single step performed by a computer in the execution of a program
9 : a usually small business or establishment ran a struggling operation
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
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Operations (=performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes) connected with digging out and piling up earth.
- Operations (=performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes) connected with digging out and piling up earth.
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Operations (=performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes) connected with digging out and piling up earth.
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