roadbuilding
noun
road·build·ing
| \ ˈrōd-ˌbil-diŋ
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Definition of roadbuilding
: the laying of usually paved roads
They envision mining the gravel for the next 30 years, and trucking it to asphalt and concrete plants for use in roadbuilding and construction projects …— Hannah Hoffman
Examples of roadbuilding in a Sentence
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Nash, who at the time blamed roadbuilding requirements and washouts that temporarily closed Oilwell Road, sued the borough. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Mat-Su floats major new timber venture. But is it too good to be true?," 8 Apr. 2018 Outside of agriculture, Deere expanded its construction equipment unit last year with the acquisition of Wirtgen Group, a roadbuilding company, amid a global boom in building. — Lydia Mulvany, chicagotribune.com, "Deere raises sales forecast amid signs of farm recovery," 16 Feb. 2018 Preckwinkle has also put more money into roadbuilding while cutting the size of the county workforce and reducing overall debt. — Hal Dardick, chicagotribune.com, "How Preckwinkle's pop tax backfired," 25 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roadbuilding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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