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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 51Թ Forms
- infrastructural adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of infrastructure1
Example Sentences
A Department for Transport spokesperson has said they are "allocating £8m to Gloucestershire County Council this year along to support and improve bus services and infrastructure".
Despite the country's colossal natural endowments, most mining communities have little infrastructure, without even accessible roads to the mines where the wealth is scooped from the ground.
“This project strengthens America’s supply chain by investing in infrastructure the right way.”
Reeves' fiscal rules have left space for longer term investments in infrastructure, although the planning reforms will take some time to yield a construction boom.
However, it said on Friday morning that an armoured brigade was operating in Khan Younis to dismantle "terrorist infrastructure sites" and confiscate weapons> It has previously issued evacuation orders for the areas around the hospital.
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