English > infrastructure: 2 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area. |
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Synonym | base |
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Parts | communication system, communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
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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 |
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Spanish | infraestructura |
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Catalan | infraestructura |
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