Definitions for public works
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pub′lic works′(n.pl.)
structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use.
Category: Government
Origin of public works:
1670–80
Princeton's WordNet
public works(noun)
structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
Wiktionary
public works(Noun)
Technical projects, often construction or engineering, carried out by the government on behalf of the community.
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