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Conditioning exercise in preparation for an athletic contest (as a boxing match or track event) consisting mainly of long runs in the open country.

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Usage examples (33)
  • How does this fit with the DOT signs that claim the roadwork is improving traffic?
  • The commission manages those districts to draw commercial property tax funds to pay for projects such as roadwork and erecting buildings.
  • Peasants rebelled against forced roadwork, and U.S.
  • He knew what was happening, and it wasn't roadwork.
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