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civils en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/sɪvl̩z/ (UK)
Meanings
(informal, uncountable) civil engineering
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:
Conreate bases, ducts and minor civils […] bases for structures, in situ concrete bases, including holding down bolts and fixings. 2003, “DC Electrification”, in Franklin + Andrews Ltd, editor, Spon's Railways Construction Price Book 2nd Edition, →ISBN, page 79:
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: