infrastructure
An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization or system.
Other meanings
The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
“If we don't spend money to maintain our infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, water mains, sewers, and electrical grids, then it will begin to fail us.”
Kinds of infrastructure
- economic infrastructure
Related words
- non-infrastructure
- noninfrastructure
Word history
From French "infrastructure".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “infrastructure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; 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.