megaproject
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌprɒdʒɛkt/
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megaproyecto
- Many experts believe that large urban development plans qualify as megaprojects because of the resources and time required to complete them.
Examples
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Energy-intensive megaprojects, in turn, formed the nucleus of what the OPEC members dubbed "resource-based industrialization."
Academic text (1998) -
Construction of the new airport is considered a megaproject due to its extensive planning and significant financial investment.
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The list of new Asian urban megaprojects in midtown locations is almost endless.
Academic text (1998) -
Indeed, many Asian cities have sent representatives around the world to learn from waterfront redevelopment schemes and other megaprojects.
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In fact, megaprojects—projects costing over $100 million—have received the lion's share of World Bank loans.
Academic text (1992) -
Meanwhile, the tensions between ecologists and the governments of the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas have risen over the agrarian issue and megaprojects in the region.
Academic text (1998) -
The more evenly this money is spread—and not just to megaprojects at a few sites—the easier it is to obtain appropriations.
Blog text (21) -
The communist nation, which has a long history of implementing grandiose megaprojects and sweeping social reforms, was hoping to relieve the pressure exerted by its large population on various social, economic, and environmental realms.
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Planned to cover approximately 117 acres (al-Ahram Weekly, 7-13 February 2002) and to cost U.S.$350 million, this megaproject "will not only be the largest museum of Egyptian artifacts in the world, but also one of the largest museums in the world" (Ionides 2004).
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The government is investing billions in a megaproject to build a new high-speed rail network across the country.
Synonyms
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2.5
A planned piece of work to reach a goal
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2.1
A large, important task that takes a lot of time and effort
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5.9
A very large and difficult job that needs a lot of time and effort
A very large, difficult project that needs a lot of time and many people
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Megaproject joins mega- meaning 'very large' and project meaning 'a planned piece of work', and you see mega- in words like megabyte. So a megaproject is simply a very large, often complex, planned project that needs a lot of people and money.