Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civils

/sɪvl̩z/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: civils
IPA: /sɪvl̩z/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

civil engineering

Informal; Uncountable

name

plural of Civil

Example Sentences

"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."
"Our [ISO] 9000 (etc) accreditation extends, so far as I am aware, to cabling, ducting, poling and other civils activities."
"Conreate bases, ducts and minor civils […] bases for structures, in situ concrete bases, including holding down bolts and fixings."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɪvl̩z/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce civils?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪvl̩z/.
What does civils mean?: civil engineering

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