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Vocabulary Civil Engineering
Vocabulary Civil Engineering
Profound (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense ; GREAT, KEEN, INTENSE
Convened come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble; SUMMON, CALL
Derailing cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally ; DISRUPT,
DISORGANIZED
Commute travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis ;
TRAVEL TO
Decline (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease ;
DECREASE, REDUCE
Resiliency the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity ; FLEXIBILITY,
PLIABILITY
Enclaves a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it ; TERRITORY,
GROUP
YOUTUBE
SCHEME a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or
putting a particular idea into effect ; PLAN, PROJECT
AUTHORITIES the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience ;
POWER, JURISDICTION
GAIN increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed) / obtain or secure
(something desired, favorable, or profitable ; OBTAIN, GET
MILESTONE a stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place ;
LANDMARK, MOMENTOUS
WIDESPREAD found or distributed over a large area or number of people ; GENERAL, GLOBAL,
EXTENSIVE
PIER a platform supported on pillars or girders leading out from the shore into a body of water,
used as a landing stage for boats. ; JETTY, QUAY, DERMAGAA, PILE FOUNCATION
CILYNDRICAL COLUMN
SHAFT a vertical inclined opening from surface for the conveyance of men, materials, pumping
water and providing ventilation ; POLE, excavation, opening
DREDGE clean out the bed of (a harbor, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud,
weeds, and rubbish with a dredge ; DIG UP
SUSPENSION the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from
road conditions ;
ESTABLISH set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis /
achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for ; SET UP, START, BEGIN
STRANDS drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore / single thin piece of
thread, wire, ; LAY, CORDAGE, THREAD, ROPE
WATERTIGHT closely sealed, fastened, or fitted so that no water enters or passes through ;
WATERPROOF
SEAL device or a piece of material, for example in a machine, which closes an opening tightly so that
air, liquid, or other substances cannot get in or out ; FASTENER, COVER
DECK a structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat at
any of various levels, especially one of those at the highest level and open to the weather ;
LEVEL, FLOOR (DEK KAPAL)
ROADWAY the part of a road intended for vehicles, in contrast to a sidewalk or median ; JALAN
RAYA POKOK
CHORD thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands ; STRING, THREAD
RIVET a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being
beaten out or pressed down when in place ; METAL PIN, BAUTT GAES
DEFLECT cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a
straight course ; DIVERT
ROPES a length of strong cord made by twisting together strands of natural fibers such as hemp or
artificial fibers such as polypropylene ; CABLE, LINE