"roadwork" meaning in All languages combined

See roadwork on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: roadworks [plural]
Etymology: From road + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|work}} road + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} roadwork (countable and uncountable, plural roadworks)
  1. The construction or maintenance done to roads. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Roads Translations (construction or maintenance done to roads): 道路施工 (dàolù shīgōng) (Chinese Mandarin), práce na silnici (Czech), wegwerkzaamheid [feminine] (Dutch), tietyö (Finnish), travaux publics (French), travaux sur la route (French), travaux (French), Arbeitsstelle [feminine] (German), deisiú bóthair [masculine] (Irish), roboty drogowe [feminine, plural] (Polish), vägarbete [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-roadwork-en-noun-8FYytKy7 Disambiguation of Roads: 45 38 17 Disambiguation of 'construction or maintenance done to roads': 85 12 3
  2. Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Roads Translations (exercise done on roads): 路跑 (Chinese Mandarin), lenkkeily (english: running and jogging in general) (Finnish), hölkkä (jogging) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-roadwork-en-noun-jmAyAQUP Disambiguation of Roads: 45 38 17 Disambiguation of 'exercise done on roads': 34 57 10
  3. The taking of a band on the road to perform music in different locations. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Roads Translations (taking of a band on the road): 巡迴演出 /巡回演出 (xúnhuí yǎnchū) (Chinese Mandarin), keikkailu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-roadwork-en-noun-Z7xJvBer Disambiguation of Roads: 45 38 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 10 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 18 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 17 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 18 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of 'taking of a band on the road': 4 22 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: roadworker, roadworking

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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