construction project
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌkʃən ˈprɒdʒɛkt/
- Income from the company's final solar power satellite construction project was tailing off as the project neared completion.
- highway construction project
- wetland construction project
- large construction projects
But in addition to that, most of these construction projects are financed.
- But in addition to that, most of these construction projects are financed.
- My team generally does more high rise new construction projects.
- And in the case of China, payments made by buyers on homes that were not yet built were used to pay for construction projects that were older and still under construction.
- But you know, after two years of doing that, this gal in my office came to me with a new home construction project.
- As a group, they were China's biggest spender on construction projects prior to the real estate meltdown, and now they seem to be the only buyers left.
Examples
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The room here is dominated by a tabletop architectural model of a large-scale construction project.
Fiction book (1994) -
MEPA now authorizes the Secretary to regulate all public and many private construction projects in Massachusetts.
Academic text (1992) -
So, I have come up with a little construction project for us this weekend.
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You should see the construction project over on Main.
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I just need a little bit more height for my construction project and this should take care of it.
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States and cities have long issued bonds to finance new construction projects.
Academic text (1998) -
You know that big road construction project that's supposed to bring in all these new jobs?
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However, the construction of the PCC was only one of many construction projects that transformed the landscape.
Academic text (2008) -
One of Brooklyn's largest construction projects has been ordered shut down as university students continue their search for dinosaur bones.
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The Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, carving 26 miles of new commuter train tunnels beneath the surface of London.
Synonyms
A planned piece of work to reach a goal
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Morphology
The meaning ('a planned building or engineering task') is directly and compositionally derived from 'construction' (building) + 'project' (planned piece of work). This noun+noun combination follows a common and transparent compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Construction project combines construction 'building' and project 'planned task', giving a clear image of people following a plan to build or repair a house, road, or bridge. That's why the phrase means 'a planned and organized building job'.