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earth mound

1. a protective wall (dirt, sandbags, etc.) for gun emplacements and other equipment or personnel; 2. any earthwork that affords protection against explosive (tank dikes fuel tanks and ammo dumps); 3. on an airfield, pad where combat aircraft are parked (outside of HAS), surrounded by concrete blast-walls or screens, or by earth mounds, as a protection against bomb blast.

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