megaproject

English

Etymology

mega- + project

Noun

megaproject (plural megaprojects)

  1. A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
    • 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:
      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, []
    • 2023 March 22, Philip Haigh, “AI driving HS2 innovations to improve efficiency”, in RAIL, number 979, page 57, photo caption:
      The Government's intention to rephase construction of the megaproject is likely to increase costs in the longer term.

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