PUBLIC WORKS

Meaning of PUBLIC WORKS in English

structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use.

[ 1670-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PUBLIC WORKS — noun plural Date: 1606 works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUBLIC WORKS — noun plural : fixed works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUBLIC WORKS — jobs that have a public use
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUBLIC WORKS — Date: 1606 : works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUBLIC WORKS — Function: noun plural Date: 1606 : works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUBLIC WORKS — ■ plural noun the work of building roads, schools, hospitals, etc., carried out by the state for the community.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC WORKS — [public works] n pl (1676): works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment esp. when financed and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUBLIC WORKS — noun [ pl. ] building work, such as that of hospitals, schools and roads, that is paid for by the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC WORKS — ˌpublic ˈworks BrE AmE noun [plural] buildings such as hospitals, roads, ↑ port s etc that are built and paid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUBLIC WORKS — Public works are buildings, roads, and other projects that are built by the government or state for the public. N-PLURAL
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC WORKS — Public works are buildings, roads, and other projects that are built by the government or state for the public. N-PLURAL
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PUBLIC WORKS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Borough Councils with their power to offer public works could, as we have seen, deal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUBLIC WORKS — 1) общественные сооружения 2) общественные работы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы; сооружения общественного значения
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PUBLIC WORKS — 1) общественные сооружения 2) общественные работы
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PUBLIC WORKS — гражданские сооружения; общественные сооружения
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы; трудовая повинность
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
PUBLIC WORKS — 1) общественные сооружения 2) общественные работы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC WORKS — общественные работы
Англо-Русский словарь
WORKS — mecanisme; (factory) usina, fabrica
English interlingue dictionary
PUBLIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York …
Английский словарь Британика
PUBLIC — I. ˈpəblik, -lēk adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Middle French public, publique, from Latin publicus, probably alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORKS — ( plural of work present third singular of work )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUBLIC — /pub"lik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKS — n. factory, mill, plant; workshop; mechanism, working parts; action, movement; fortification; artistic creations; abuse, beating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUBLIC — noun a public house; an inn. 2. public ·adj open to common or general use; as, a public road; a …
Webster English vocab
WORKS — ~ Military a defensive structure. → work ———————— ~ Theology good or moral deeds. → work ———————— ~ chiefly Brit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC — public BrE AmE ˈpʌb lɪk ▶ ˌ public ˈ bar BrE AmE ▶ ˌ public ˈ company BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORKS — noun ➡ work
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — / ˈpʌblɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 1. [ only before noun ] connected with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. pub ‧ lic 1 S1 W1 /ˈpʌblɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ public , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUBLIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to people in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of public record formal (= something that has been written down so …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORKS — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] [plural:] worksA works is an industrial building, esp. one where a lot of …
Cambridge English vocab
PUBLIC — n. notary public Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York Public Library public …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WORKS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUBLIC — Synonyms and related words : Babbittish, Everyman, John Doe, Philistine, Public, accessible, acknowledged, adherent, admitted, affirmed, alehouse, announced, apparent, appendage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORKS — Noun. The equipment necessary for an addict to inject drugs.
Slang English vocab
WORKS — • ↑ the works • ↑ throw a spanner in the works
Longman Activator English vocab
PUBLIC — INDEX: 1. for everyone to use 2. owned or paid for by the government 3. when a lot of people …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUBLIC — n. 25B6; adjective public affairs : STATE, national, federal, government; constitutional, civic, civil, official, social, municipal, community, communal, local; nationalized. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORKS
Dirty English-Russian vocab
WORKS — n. construction projects 1) public ~ preparation ( colloq. ) 2) in the ~ operations 3) to gum up, mess …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WORKS — n. pl. 1 plant, factory, workshop, shop, mill We were taken on a tour of the works to see how …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PUBLIC
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORKS — сущ. завод, фабрика Syn : factory, mill pl работающие части механизма - the * of a clock часовой механизм машина …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC — 1. прил. 1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting ≈ государственное радиовещание public policy ≈ государственная политика public buildings ≈ общественные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORKS — Завод
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WORKS — works.ogg _I wɜ:ks n pl 1. 1> работающие части механизма the works of a clock - часовой механизм 2> шутл. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUBLIC — public.ogg 1. ʹpʌblık n 1. собир. народ the public is the best judge, the public are the best judges народ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORKS — мастерские, цехи forecast works well — прогноз выполняется integrated iron-and-steel works — металлургический комбинат non-integrated steel works — завод с прокатными цехами this condition …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PUBLIC — 1) гласный 2) государственный 3) коммунальный 4) общедоступный 5) общественность 6) общественный 7) публичный • care of public health — здравоохранение embezzler of public funds — казнокрад public catering establishment …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WORKS — works сущ.завод, фабрика Syn:factory, millGram: works
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUBLIC — public прил.1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting — государственное радиовещание public policy — государственная политика public buildings — общественные здания …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WORKS — (n) завод; машина; работающие части механизма; строительные работы; технические сооружения; укрепления; фабрика
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WORKS — (a) мастерские
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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