viatecture

English

Etymology

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

Noun

viatecture (uncountable)

1. (archaic, rare) The art of making roads or other patha travelling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
   • 1842, Roswell Park, Pantology: Or, A Systematic Survey of Human Knowledge:

     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 .

References

• “viatecture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.