noun Download 🔗Share A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad. Examples : "During the construction of the new railway line, many navvies worked tirelessly, laying tracks and digging tunnels. " job person work building industry history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project. Examples : "During the construction of the new subway, many workers had to navvy to move the heavy loads of earth and rock. " job work industry building technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading