ouvrage

Examples

• All

• A new ouvrage was constructed to improve traffic flow in the city center.

• The historic ouvrage still stands as a testament to early twentieth-century engineering.

• The new ouvrage in the city has become a tourist attraction.

• Many ouvrages are built to withstand natural disasters.

• The engineers designed an impressive ouvrage to span the wide river.

• A new ouvrage was constructed to improve traffic flow in the city center.

• The historic ouvrage still stands as a testament to early twentieth-century engineering.

Synonyms

I

installation

vsouvrage

• Specialized

68 4.6

A building used for a particular service like a factory or base

is the civil engineering structure used for public works and infrastructure

E

embankment

vsouvrage

22 5.9

A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road

is a broader engineered work not limited to earth or stone forms

E

earthwork

vsouvrage

3 6.0

A large bank of earth built by people to defend land or control water

is a general civil engineering work beyond just earth-built structures

C

cofferdam

vsouvrage

• Specialized

1 9.9

A strong wall that keeps water out so workers can build below the water level

is a permanent civil engineering work not a temporary construction enclosure

T

trestlework

vsouvrage

• Specialized

9.6

A frame of connected supports, often wooden, that holds a bridge or scaffolding

is the whole engineered structure rather than only its support framework

How Big

dam

205 1.8

viaduct

6 7.2

ouvrage

• Specialized

9.9

bridge

∞ 1.0

footbridge

7 3.2

culvert

• Specialized

9 6.8

Surface Forms

Etymology