public worksglossary / public works Structures (such as roads or dams) built by the government for public use and paid for by public funds. [Cases: States 83. C.J.S. States § 148.] 词条贡献者 译者李科,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与国家安全审查相关的法律文件。