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infrastructure
[ in-fruh-struhk-cher ]
noun
- the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools:
Investments in infrastructure helped the U.S. economy recover from the Great Depression.
- the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization:
Over the years, as the incidence of cancer increased, the infrastructure of the hospital was developed to accommodate the new cases.
Synonyms: , ,
- the military installations of a country:
We could do much with just a fraction of the billions spent to maintain our robust overseas infrastructure.
infrastructure
/ ˈɪԴڰəˌٰʌʃə /
noun
- the basic structure of an organization, system, etc
- the stock of fixed capital equipment in a country, including factories, roads, schools, etc, considered as a determinant of economic growth
Other Word Forms
- ·ڰ·ٰܳ·ٳܰ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of infrastructure1
Example Sentences
The quake damaged homes and public buildings, caused widespread power cuts, and led to some oil infrastructure being temporarily shut down.
China invests billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across Central and South America.
Firms have been accused of paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives, while failing to invest enough money in the water infrastructure to cope with a growing population and more extreme weather.
"We are immensely proud of our Welsh creative industries, which employ over 35,000 talented individuals, and the world-class infrastructure we have in place for film and TV productions."
It lacks both the massive storage infrastructure and the extensive canals needed to divert such volumes.
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