transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-vē ]
noun
( plural navvies )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal
Date: circa 1834
chiefly British : an unskilled laborer
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-vē ]
noun
( plural navvies )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal
Date: circa 1834
chiefly British : an unskilled laborer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003