viatecture

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noun

The art of making roads or other patha travelling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.

OriginLatin via →
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Meanings

nounviatecture (uncountable)
  1. archaicrareuncountableThe art of making roads or other patha travelling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.

    We propose the term Viatecture , as nearly synonymous with Civil Engineering , to include the construction of roads and bridges , railroads , and canals , and water works ; and the improvement of rivers ' and harbors .

    1842, Roswell Park, Pantology: Or, A Systematic Survey of Human Knowledge

Origin

  1. Latinvia“way”
  2. Englishviatecture

From Latin via (“way”) + -tecture, as in architecture.

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Chicago

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