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construction

  • noun
  • /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

Example

“Construction is underway on the new bridge.”

Other meanings

  1. Anything that has been constructed.

    “The engineer marvelled at his construction.”

  2. The trade of building structures.

    “He had worked in construction all his life.”

Synonyms

  • building

Antonyms

  • destruction

Related words

  • autoconstruction
  • bioconstruction
  • coconstruction
  • constructional
  • constructionistic
  • malconstruction
  • megaconstruction
  • midconstruction
  • nonconstruction
  • postconstruction
  • preconstruction
  • visuoconstruction

Example sentences

  • “Construction workers often wear steel-toe boots.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “We're in a construction zone.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "cōnstructiō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “construction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.