different between earthwork vs gazon

English

Etymology

earth +? work

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???w?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????w??k/

Noun

earthwork (plural earthworks)

1. Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Noun

gazon (plural gazons)

1. One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.

Anagrams

• Zango, zogan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *wais? (“moisture; ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a??z?n/
• Hyphenation: ga?zon
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)

1. lawn

Related terms

• waas

French

Etymology

From Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.z??/

Noun

gazon m (plural gazons)

1. lawn
2. turf; grass

Derived terms

• gazon anglais
• hockey sur gazon
• tondeuse à gazon

Further reading

• “gazon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Hungarian

Etymology

gaz +? -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???zon]
• Hyphenation: ga?zon

Noun

gazon

1. superessive singular of gaz

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French gazon

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Romanian

Etymology

From French gazon

Noun

gazon n (uncountable)

1. grass

Declension

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French gazon

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français