road construction
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2.8
- noun
- /roʊd kənˈstrʌkʃən/
- During summer, I often encounter delays due to road construction on my way to work.
- influence road construction
Examples
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The isolation of the Andes was underscored by a surge in road construction during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Prompt vegetation growth following road construction is essential for erosion control.
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A large portion of this goes to road construction and maintenance.
Blog text (11) -
Knowledge about education, economic development, social welfare, and road construction is not acquired overnight.
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You know that big road construction project that's supposed to bring in all these new jobs?
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Controversial road construction plans led to extensive surveys of the surrounding landscape.
Academic text (2008) -
To keep us driving comfortably, state and federal governments directly spend about $71 billion per year on road construction and maintenance.
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His name was Orville Wardle, and he worked on road construction.
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A major factor was petroleum discoveries from 1967 in the northeast, which led to increased road construction, agricultural colonization, and related economic activities.
Academic text (1994) -
Public demand for improved roads fostered a new family of occupations: road-construction and materials engineers, planners, and scientists among them.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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2.0
Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges
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2.7
Work to build or fix a road that often slows traffic
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1.9
Work on a road to repair, maintain, or build it
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4.7
Work to build and repair roads for public use
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'road' (a surface for vehicles) + 'construction' (the act or industry of building), following a common noun-noun compounding pattern in English. This straightforward combination is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Road construction is a simple compound: road (a street) + construction (building work). It gives the clear image of workers and big machines building or fixing a road, so it means 'the work of building or repairing roads'.