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public works

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  1. public works
  2. public works and ways system

public works

noun plural

: buildings and structures (such as schools, highways, and docks) that are built and owned by a government

Full Definition of PUBLIC WORKS

:  works (as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government

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