infrastructure | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. infrastructure, substructure | the basic structure or features of a system or organization. |
| ~ system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity.; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" |
| ~ structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts.; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
n. (artifact) | 2. base, infrastructure | the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area.; "the industrial base of Japan" |
| ~ communication equipment, communication system | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information. |
| ~ fire station, firehouse | a station housing 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 facility, penal institution | an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public. |
| ~ power grid, power system, 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) 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, sewage works, sewer system | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage. |
| ~ transportation, transportation system, transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. |
| ~ water supply, water system, water | a facility that provides a source of water.; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" |
| ~ fund, store, stock | a supply of something available for future use.; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" |
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