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Antonyms for roadwork
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rohd-wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊdˌwɜrk |
Definition of roadwork
Origin :- also road-work, 1765, "work done in making and repairing roads;" 1903 as "exercise done on roads;" from road (n.) + work (n.).
- As in construction : noun creation, building
- Even the roadwork or statute labour has more effect and comes nearer to giving good roads than in the large-farm districts.
- Extract from : « In Pastures Green » by Peter McArthur
- We returned home after a hectic twenty miles of roadwork and I broke the glass as I slammed the car door.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
Synonyms for roadwork
- architecture
- arrangement
- assembly
- build
- cast
- composition
- conception
- constitution
- contour
- cut
- development
- disposition
- edifice
- elevation
- erecting
- erection
- fabric
- fabricating
- fabrication
- figuration
- figure
- form
- format
- formation
- foundation
- improvisation
- invention
- makeup
- making
- manufacture
- mold
- origination
- outline
- plan
- planning
- prefab
- prefabrication
- putting up
- raising
- rearing
- roadwork
- shape
- structure
- system
- systematization
- turn
- type
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