Meaning & use
infrastructure
The basic physical systems and structures, such as roads, bridges, and utilities, that a society needs to function.
See it in a sentence
The city invested heavily in infrastructure, repaving roads and upgrading the water system.
Poor infrastructure made it difficult for trucks to reach the remote villages.
A note on using this word
Infrastructure is typically uncountable; say infrastructure improvements rather than infrastructures unless naming distinct national systems.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The underlying framework of systems, such as servers and networks, that supports a technology or organization.
The company upgraded its infrastructure to handle millions of daily users.
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