roadwork

ˈroʊdwɜːrk

Definition

Definition of roadwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

construction

Rare

construction or maintenance work on roads

Rare

The roadwork caused a significant delay in traffic.

road construction

music

Dated

band traveling to perform in different locations

Dated

The band's roadwork schedule is packed this summer.

gigging

performing

touring

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construction or maintenance work on roads

Origin of roadwork

Old English, rad (road) + weorc (work)

Terms with roadwork included in their meaning

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gravel

roadwork

cover a surface with small stones for better drainage

steamroller

roadwork

flatten a surface using a steamroller

traffic barrel

roadwork

large orange barrel used to redirect traffic

asphalting

adj.

roadwork

involved in covering surfaces with asphalt

macadam

roadwork

cover a road with small stones and tar

blacktopping

roadwork method

process of paving with blacktop

paver

roadwork equipment

machine that lays asphalt or concrete on roads

resectioning

roadwork

realignment or reconstruction of a road section

Examples of roadwork in a sentence

Due to roadwork, the route was closed.
Their roadwork took them to small towns across the country.
Roadwork has kept the band away from home for months.

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French:travaux routiers, tournée, ...
German:Straßenbauarbeiten, Tournee, ...
Italian:lavori stradali, concerti itineranti, ...
Spanish:obras viales, conciertos itinerantes, ...
Portuguese:obras na estrada, digressão, ...
Chinese:道路施工, 巡演, ...
Japanese:道路工事, ツアー, ...
Arabic:أَعْمال الطُرُق, جولة موسيقية, ...
Hebrew:עֲבוֹדַת כֶּבֶישׁ, סִיבּוּב הוֹפָעוֹת, ...
Russian:дорожные работы, гастроли, ...
Ukrainian:дорожні роботи, гастролі, ...
Hindi:सड़क निर्माण, रोडवर्क, ...
Bengali:রাস্তার কাজ, রোডওয়ার্ক, ...
Catalan:obres de carretera, gires, ...
Czech:práce na silnici, turné, ...
Danish:vejarbejde, turné, ...
Dutch:wegwerkzaamheden, tournee, ...
Greek:οδικά έργα, περιοδείες, ...
Hungarian:útmunka, turné, ...
Khmer:ការងារសាងសង់ផ្លូវ, ការធ្វើដំណើររបស់ក្រុមតន្ត្រីដើម្បីសម្តែងតាមទីកន្លែងនានា, ...
Korean:도로 공사, 로드워크, ...
Persian:کار جاده, کنسرت‌ها, ...
Polish:roboty drogowe, trasa koncertowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):obras na estrada, turnê, ...
Romanian:lucrări rutiere, turneu, ...
Swedish:vägarbete, turnéarbete, ...
Thai:งานก่อสร้างถนน, การแสดงของวงดนตรี, ...
Turkish:yol çalışması, turne, ...
Vietnamese:công việc đường bộ, lưu diễn, ...

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