Civil Engineering Projects

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a type of building that is much wider than it is tall, similar to a skyscraper but built horizontally into the ground

  • The groundscraper is a type of building that extends horizontally rather than vertically.
  • Have you seen that new groundscraper they're building downtown?
  • I heard they're calling that groundscraper the 'sideways skyscraper'.
  • Her ambition soared like a groundscraper, reaching out in all directions at once.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

  • The new highway project includes the implementation of all lane running to improve traffic flow.
  • They're adding all lane running to the freeway to make driving easier.
  • The road construction crew is working on making all lane running happen on the expressway.
  • In life, sometimes we need to embrace the concept of all lane running and keep moving forward without looking back.