Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roadwork

/ɹˈoʊdwˌɝk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: road-work
IPA: /ɹˈoʊdwˌɝk/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The construction or maintenance done to roads.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The taking of a band on the road to perform music in different locations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The traffic jam was caused by roadwork being done during rush hour."
"The athlete needed to get home early to do his roadwork before it got too dark to be safe."
"[…] the Beatles had resigned from roadwork in the summer of '66 (much like Brian Wilson)—their tour ending, appropriately enough, in the hippie utopia of San Francisco—and turned Abbey Road Studios into their very own musical sandbox […]"

Etymology

From road + work.

Usage

Inflected Forms

roadworks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

roadworker roadworking

Questions

How do you pronounce roadwork?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊdwˌɝk/.
What does roadwork mean?: The construction or maintenance done to roads.
Where does roadwork come from?: From road + work.

How to pronounce roadwork

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