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infrastructure

[in-fruh-struhk-cher]

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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.
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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

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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

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First recorded in 1925–30; infra + structure

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It is the latest difficulty to beset the troubled giant rail infrastructure project.

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Israel launched a new attack on Iran on the night of 12 June saying its targets were military infrastructure including nuclear sites.

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The plan by the infrastructure minister is being challenged in the courts.

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"The city is now home to taller buildings and modern infrastructure, a stark contrast to the Mogadishu of the past," Ms Abdi says proudly.

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It has since broadened out, striking Iran's nuclear facilities, missile sites, air defences, military bases, an airport and other infrastructure.

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