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Citadel vs Earthwork - What's the difference?

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Citadel is a related term of earthwork.


As nouns the difference between citadel and earthwork

is that citadel is a strong fortress that sits high above a city while earthwork is any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.

citadel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
  • (sometimes, figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.
  • * 1836 , Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, The American in England (page 269)
    • Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea

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    earthwork

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification