earthen wall
Mud fortification structure
An earthen wall is a wall made of earth, clay, or mud rather than stone, brick, or wood.
Such walls appear in ancient fortifications, traditional architecture, and agricultural boundaries.
The term emphasizes the material: The old earthen wall had stood for centuries, Defenders positioned themselves behind the earthen wall.
- mudWet soil mixture
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- embankmentRaised earth structure
clay · sun dried · berm · dike · ancient · dry stone · crumbling · defensive · castle keep · old fort · moat · parapet · bulwark · mound · terracotta · packed · daub · wattle
earthen wallstone wall
Dry-stacked rock barrier
brick wall · concrete wall · glass wall · steel barrier · iron fence
earthen wallcastle wall
concrete bunker · blast wall · granite monument · fortress wall
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