infrastructure

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
2. (countable, uncountable) The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

Opposite of

superstructure

Synonyms

substructure

foundation

basis

base

basic structure

design

ground floor construction

tectonic foundation

economic infrastructure

framework

transport infrastructure

lower branch

Translations

infrastructure

Infrastruktur

infraestructura

infrastruttura

infra-estrutura

υποδομή

infraestructura

infraestrutura

infraestructura

infrastructuur

بنية تحتية

infra-estruturas

base

ökonomische Infrastruktur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

Sentences

It won a number of contracts for hauling infrastructure trains .