construction crew

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meaningsofconstructionandcrew

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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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crew
noun
uk
/kruː/us
/kruː/
a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, ...
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(Definition ofconstructionandcrewfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Small construction crews created large clouds of dust, to create the impression that major construction was underway.
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Construction crews worked at an accelerated pace to complete the road in 34 days.
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It would also be able to support the offshore completion of the platform by providing hotel and workshop facilities for large construction crews.
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After nearly a week, the focus was on removing the debris, though construction crews were careful to check for victims.
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For the next three months, construction crews working at night welded 2 steel plates over each of the skyscraper's 200 bolted joints.
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In 1939, construction crews were sent to expand the camp, and it was activated in 1940.
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Cattle were moved out, and construction crews worked feverishly at the site.
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This decision gave the construction crews more surface area to work on, and decreased the height of scaffolding used when forming the concrete roof.
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Construction crews rushed to build the base as well as an adjoining air field.
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Until the late 1980s, construction crews typically used 55-gallon steel drums to guide traffic through construction areas.
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Construction crews assembled the arches from both sides of the river.
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The construction crews dug a trench ("fossa"), throwing the excavated material inward, to be formed into the rampart ("agger").
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Aftershocks continued intermittently throughout the following weeks as construction crews worked to rebuild damaged buildings throughout the city.
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Construction crews will be installing a brand new artificial turf field.
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On 8/25/2009, construction crews were demolishing the original 1983 designed plaza.
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The cave was covered by construction crews when a road was built to the edge of the bay.
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On the east side of the river, construction crews built a canal which diverts the water to two intake ports feeding penstocks.
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All ground disturbing activities on the fair property must be approved by the archaeology and construction crews.
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The construction crews could not pump water out of the excavating pit fast enough.
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