| 单词 | earth-built |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth-built earth-built adj. (of a structure) constructed from earth. ΚΠ 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) vi. sig. K3 Let flying Parthians still admire alone The brittle earth-built walls of Babylon. 1795 S. Ireland Picturesque Views Avon 4 Clay, or earth-built huts. 1884 Blackwood's Mag. July 133/2 The strong earth-built forts wherein the Persian garrisons for generations past had lived on guard. 1930 Times 18 Feb. 50/3 To quarry out and build up a semi-circular amphitheatre half a mile in diameter in place of the distant and earth-built amphitheatres of the famed Delhi Durbars. 2003 A. Steen et al. Built by Hand 53/1 In many climates, earth-built walls hold up to weather and erosion, provided they are built on good foundations. < as lemmas |
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