Meanings
nounmegaproject (plural megaprojects)
plural megaprojects
- A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
The Government's intention to rephase construction of the megaproject is likely to increase costs in the longer term.
2023 March 22, Philip Haigh, “AI driving HS2 innovations to improve efficiency”, in RAIL, number 979, page 57, photo caption1 more example
Now the incomplete border wall, already one of the costliest megaprojects in United States history, with an estimated eventual price tag of more than $15 billion, […]
2021 March 16, Simon Romero, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, “Trump’s Incomplete Border Wall Is in Pieces That Could Linger for Decades”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Hellenic*mégas
- Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
- Englishmega-
- Englishproject
- Englishmegaproject
Translations
Finnish megaprojekti, jättiprojekti
- megaprojektivery large public investment project
- jättiprojektivery large public investment project
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APA
megaproject. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megaproject
MLA
“megaproject.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megaproject. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megaproject,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megaproject.
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