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roadworks

/ˈɹoʊdwɜɹkz/ noun

plural of roadwork

Word Origin Roadworks is a compound of 'road' and 'works'. 'Road' comes from Old English 'rād', originally meaning 'a riding, a journey', from the same root as 'ride'. 'Work' is from Old English 'wyrcean' 'to make'. So roadworks literally means 'works on the road'. The same roots give us roadway, network, and framework. The PIE root *werg- also yields 'energy' and 'organ'.

noun plural of roadwork countable

The roadworks on the highway caused significant traffic delays this morning.

(名词) 道路施工；道路工程

高速公路上的道路施工今天早上造成了严重的交通延误。

(sustantivo) plural de roadwork (obras viales).

Las obras en la carretera causaron retrasos significativos en el tráfico esta mañana.

(nom) Travaux de construction, de réfection ou d'entretien réalisés sur les chaussées et les voies de circulation.

Les travaux routiers sur l'autoroute ont causé d'importants retards de circulation ce matin.

(Substantiv) Straßenbauarbeiten [Plural von **Straßenbauarbeiten**: Bau- oder Reparaturarbeiten an Straßen, die oft zu Verkehrsbehinderungen führen.]

Die **roadworks** auf der Autobahn verursachten heute Morgen erhebliche Verkehrsverzögerungen.

(名詞) 道路工事。道路の建設・補修・整備などの作業。

今朝の高速道路の道路工事によって、大きな交通渋滞が発生した。

(substantivo) obras rodoviárias; obras na estrada; obras na via [plural de obra rodoviária]

As obras rodoviárias na estrada causaram atrasos significativos no trânsito nesta manhã.

Synonyms: road construction road repairs highway works
Word parts: road + work + s

Related words

worker workable overwork rework outwork

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