roadwork

roadwork

See also: road work

English

Etymology

road +‎ work

Noun

roadwork (plural roadworks)

1. The construction or maintenance done to roads.

   The traffic jam was caused by roadwork being done during rush hour.

2. Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads.

   The athlete needed to get home early to do his roadwork before it got too dark to be safe.

Related terms

• roadworker
• roadworking

Translations

construction or maintenance done to roads

Chinese: Mandarin: 道路工程 (zh) (dàolù gōngchéng) Czech: práce na silnici Dutch: wegwerkzaamheid f

Finnish: tietyö (fi) French: travaux publics (fr), travaux sur la route Irish: deisiú bóthair m Swedish: vägarbete (sv) n

exercise done on roads