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Civies vs Civils - What's the difference?

civies | civils |

As nouns the difference between civies and civils

is that civies is an alternative spelling of lang=en while civils is civil engineering.

civies

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)

    • civils

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, informal) civil engineering
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, year=1999
    • , date=January 07 , author=Ken Welsby , title=Re: DLR Do , newsgroup=uk.transport.london citation , accessdate=2008-07-07 , passage=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. }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, year=2002
    • , date=13 May , author=Ian G Batten , title=Re:Safety on the railways , newsgroup=uk.railway citation , accessdate=2008-07-07 , passage=Our [ISO] 9000 (etc) accreditation extends, so far as I am aware, to cabling, ducting, poling and other civils activities. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2003
    • , author=Franklin and Andrews (eds) , title=Spon's Railways Construction Price Book 2nd Edition , chapter=DC Electrification citation , isbn=ISBN:0415326230 , page=79 , passage=Conreate bases, ducts and minor civils […] bases fir structures, in situ concreate bases, inlcuding holding down bolts and fixings. }}

    Usage notes

    The word is normally plural in construction, and is mostly used in relation to the infrastructure of transport networks and projects, particularly the maintenance of existing structures or the design and construction of new projects.

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