Noun: infrastructure 'in-fru,strúk-chu(r)
- The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
"the industrial infrastructure of Japan";
- base
- The basic structure or features of a system or organization
"The country invested heavily in its transportation infrastructure";
- substructure
Derived forms: infrastructures
Type of: arsenal, build, fund, stock, store, structure
Part of: system
Encyclopedia: Infrastructure