infrastructure, n.
(infrastructures)
(infrastructures)
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
<noun.artifact>
base infrastructure
sample sentences
"the industrial base of Japan"
semantic pointers
part meronym
communication system, communication equipment
fire station, firehouse
gas system
main
penal institution, penal facility
power system, power grid, grid
public works
school system
sewage system, sewer system, sewage works
transportation, transportation system, transit
water, water system, water supply
hypernym
the basic structure or features of a system or organization
<noun.artifact>
infrastructure substructure