Definition of public works in English:
public works
Translate public works into Spanish
plural noun
The work of building such things as roads, schools, and reservoirs, carried out by the government for the community.
as modifier ‘public works projects’- ‘Work on sewers, roads and other public works accounted for some of the more expensive costs.’
- ‘But his main concern was increased expenditure on road infrastructure and public works.’
- ‘Libraries, county offices, public works and hospitals were shut down in rotating order.’
- ‘The proceeds from meters and fines currently go into public works such as footpaths, roads and drainage.’
- ‘Better roads in cities that receive heavier rains are testimony to the fact that blaming the rains is a lame excuse for poor quality of public works.’
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