earthen
adjective
earth·en
| \ ˈər-thən
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Examples of earthen in a Sentence
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When the section of cliff sloughed off the bluff at Grandview Beach, a popular surfing site near Batiquitos Lagoon shortly before 3 p.m. that Friday, the victims were buried in a roughly 25- by 30-foot earthen pile. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "State senator calls on federal, state support for bluff stabilization," 28 Aug. 2019 The Addicks and Barker reservoirs consist of earthen dams 11.5 and 13.5 miles in length, respectively, covered in vegetation. — Scott Dalton, CNN, "Their neighborhood was flooded to save Houston," 25 Aug. 2019 The mowing the county referred to in its condescending, wrist-slapping letter is the grassy area across the top of an earthen dam that must be traversed to access one of the park’s trailheads. — Sherri Leimkuhler, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Sherri Leimkuhler: A row over the need to mow," 17 Aug. 2019 In Plaquemines Parish, down the road from New Orleans, officials said earthen levees along Highway 23 and cow pastures had overtopped in spots, sending water into the sparsely populated Myrtle Grove and Point Celeste communities. — Richard Fausset, New York Times, "Hurricane Barry Spares New Orleans (So Far), as Inland Cities Brace for Floods," 13 July 2019 The bodies of missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found buried in an earthen dam in Mississippi. — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Today in History, August 4, 1944: Anne Frank and her family were arrested by the Gestapo," 4 Aug. 2019 In 1964, the bodies of missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were found buried in an earthen dam in Mississippi. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 4 Aug. 2019 The collapse trapped victims in an earthen pile which measured about 10 feet tall at its highest point, according to Encinitas Fire Chief Mike Stein. — Fox News, "Woman killed, 4 others injured after cliff collapses at Southern California beach, police say," 3 Aug. 2019 Most of the channel has an earthen bottom and sides, where vegetation can grow. — Austin Taylor Staff Writer, ExpressNews.com, "With 34 houses gone, a San Antonio neighborhood could beat the odds in the next deluge," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'earthen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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earthen
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of earthen
: made of earth or of baked clay
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earthen
adjective
earth·en
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Kids Definition of earthen
: made of earth or of baked clay
an earthen dam an earthen jar