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civils

UK/sɪvl̩z/

civils noun: civil engineering.

Noun

civils (uncountable)

  1. (informal) civil engineering
    • The work involves extensive civils and p/w since, the track has to drop from the present embankment level, some 5m above the adjacent road, to the floor level of the new tunnel [the 'cut & cover' section of which, is, I guess, about 10m below it.1999 January 7, Ken Welsby, “Re: DLR Do”, in uk.transport.london (Usenet), retrieved 07 Jul 2008
    • Our [ISO] 9000 (etc) accreditation extends, so far as I am aware, to cabling, ducting, poling and other civils activities.2002 May 13, Ian G Batten, “Re:Safety on the railways”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 07 Jul 2008

Proper noun capitalized: Civils

Civils

  1. (plural) plural of Civil

Questions about civils

What does civils mean?
Civils means civil engineering.
What part of speech is civils?
Civils can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce civils?
Civils is pronounced /sɪvl̩z/ (UK).

Words near civils in the dictionary

  1. civilly dead
  2. civilly disobedient
  3. civilness
  4. civilogue
  5. civilogues
  6. civils
  7. civionics
  8. civision
  9. civism
  10. Civitan
  11. Civitans

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