Roadwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Roadwork is a noun meaning The construction or maintenance done to roads.
Meaning
The construction or maintenance done to roads.
More Meanings
- Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads.
- The taking of a band on the road to perform music in different locations.
Example Sentences
The traffic jam was caused by roadwork being done during rush hour.
The athlete needed to get home early to do his roadwork before it got too dark to be safe.
[…] the Beatles had resigned from roadwork in the summer of '66 (much like Brian Wilson)—their tour ending, appropriately enough, in the hippie utopia of San Francisco—and turned Abbey Road Studios into their very own musical sandbox […]
Word Forms
- roadworks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maintenance, roadbuilding, roadmaking, roading, roadmending, construction.
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