| 单词 | public works |
| 释义 | public worksSEE SYNONYMS FOR public works ON THESAURUS.COM plural nounstructures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use. Origin of public worksFirst recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby public workspublic spending, public-spirited, public television, public transport, public utility, public works, Public Works Administration, publish, publisher, publishing, publishing house Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for public works
British Dictionary definitions for public workspublic works pl nengineering projects and other constructions, financed and undertaken by a government for the community Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for public workspublic works Public facilities and improvements financed by the government for the public good. Public works include hospitals, bridges, highways, and dams. These projects may be funded by local, state, or federal appropriations. (See also pork-barrel legislation.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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