infrastructure
infrastructure
n.
foundation, basis, substructure, underlying features of an operation
Infrastructure
Infrastructure refers to the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, including the services and facilities necessary for its
economy to function. It typically characterises technical structures such as
roads,
bridges,
tunnels,
water supply,
sewers,
electrical grids,
telecommunications, and so forth, and can be defined as "the physical components of interrelated systems providing
commodities and services essential to enable, sustain, or enhance societal
living conditions."
infrastructure
Noun
1. the basic structure or features of a system or organization
(synonym) substructure
(hypernym) structure
(part-holonym) system
2. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
(synonym) base
(hypernym) store, stock, fund
(part-meronym) communication system, communication equipment
infrastructure
nf.
infrastructure, substructure
infrastructure
n.
infrastruktura