construction
$ \mathrm{construction} /kənˈstrʌkʃn/
of roads/buildings
1 uncountable the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc. Construction began this year and will take approximately 18 months.
the costs of road construction and maintenance
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport.
the construction of a new database
under construction Our new offices are still under construction (= being built).
during construction Ethernet cabling was installed during construction.
the construction industry
construction work/workers
a construction company/firm
construction projects/costs/materials
Collocations
adjective
verb + construction
construction + verb
construction + noun
preposition
during (the) construction
under construction
2 uncountable the people and activities involved in making buildings 50 000 more jobs will go from construction in the next five years.
The bridges are similar in construction.
ships of steel construction
It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof.
building/structure
4 countable (formal) a thing that has been built or made The summer house was a simple wooden construction.
grammar
5 countable the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc. grammatical constructions
of theory, etc.
the construction of a new theory
changes in the social construction of marriage
meaning
7 countable (formal) the way in which words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by somebody What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)?
ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act
a strict construction of the clause
Word Origin
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