infrastructure

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water.

   The government promised to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.

2. 2
   noun

   The underlying structure that supports an organization or system.

   The bank upgraded its IT infrastructure to handle more customers.

Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

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