earthen wall

collocation in English

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earthen
adjective
uk
/ˈɜː.θən/us
/ˈɝː.θən/
made of earth or of ...
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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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A circularearthenwallwas built around the square city to form an outer city (waiguo).
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A number of administrative buildings on an elevation in the centre were enclosed within an innerearthenwall.
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The final major feature of the site is theearthenwalland the trench that surrounds it on three sides.
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It was encircled by anearthenwalland it spread from the present-day keep to the cathedral.
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Around 1200, theearthenwallwas pulled down and the castle became smaller, taking its present-day appearance.
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Around the capital was a tallearthenwallfor defense with 17 gates.
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All that can be seen nowadays is a ring-shapedearthenwallthirty metres across and one metre high.
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The castrum can only be made out by anearthenwall.
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The fortifications surrounding the camp at this stage consisted of a palisadedearthenwalland three moats.
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These pillars will surround anearthenwall, 33 ft tall and 100 ft wide.
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It was surrounded by a roofed walkway, divided lengthwise by anearthenwall.
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The only remnants of the ruined castle are parts of anearthenwall.
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The castle was built as a square, which each side of about 88 meters, and surrounded by anearthenwalland a moat.
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Another rotating mirror directs the sunlight to the spectrograph lab located in the basement behind anearthenwallon the southern side of the tower.
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It was surrounded by anearthenwall, 90 metres in length to the north and south and 50 metres wide from east to west.
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The main approach, from the north, is defended by earthworks, comprising three ditches, with a rampart, orearthenwall, between.
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He saw a hare chasing a dog and considering this to be an auspicious sign, he built anearthenwallhere to protect the village.
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The group of criminals plan to dig a tunnel through theearthenwallin the cellar in order to break into the underground vault for a nearby riverboat casino.
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Individual residence was separated byearthenwall.
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The earthen walls date from 1896, the fort itself was finished in 1903.
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