construction

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Funds for the construction are a part of the approximately $217 million awarded to Florida from the stimulus bill for local governments that needed financing to improve wastewater, stormwater and drinking water facilities, said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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  1. noun The act or process of constructing.
  2. noun The art, trade, or work of building: an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years.
  3. noun A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.

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  1. = Dutch konstuktie = German construction = Dan, Swedish konstruktion, later F. construction = Provencal constructio, costructio = Spanish construction. = Portuguese construcção = Italian costruzione, later L. constructio(n-), from construcre, past participle constructus, construct: see construct, v.
 

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