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Civils vs Civill - What's the difference?

civils | civill |

As a noun civils

is civil engineering.

As an adjective civill is

an archaic spelling of lang=en.

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.

    Anagrams

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    civill

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • * 1620 Mayflower Compact
    • ...and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick...