HyperDic: infrastructure

English > 2 senses of the word *infrastructure*:
NOUN	artifact	infrastructure, substructure	the basic structure or features of a system or organization
NOUN	artifact	infrastructure, base	the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

infrastructure > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.nfrahstrah'kcher
Rhymes	acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher...

English > *infrastructure*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	The basic structure or features of a system or organization.
Synonym	substructure
Part of	system	instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
Broader	structure	The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
Spanish	infraestructura, subestructura
Catalan	infraestructura, subestructura

English > *infrastructure*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area.
Synonym	base
Parts	communication system, communication equipment	facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information
	fire station, firehouse	A station housing fire / fire apparatus and firemen
	gas system	facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service
	main	A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
	penal institution, penal facility	An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public
	power system, power grid, grid	A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
	public works	structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks / docks / docks) constructed at government expense for public use
	school system	establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
	sewage system, sewer system, sewage works	facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
	transportation system, transportation, transit	A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
	water system, water supply, water	A facility that provides a source of water
Broader	store, stock, fund	A supply of something available for future use
Spanish	infraestructura
Catalan	infraestructura

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