Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges. He'd already started construction on a hunting lodge. the only nuclear power station under construction in Britain. the downturn in the construction industry demolition
the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
The construction of something such as a vehicle or machine is the making of it. companies who have long experience in the construction of those types of equipment With the exception of teak, this is the finest wood for boat construction
A grammatical construction is a particular arrangement of words in a sentence, clause, or phrase. Avoid complex verbal constructions. = structure. building construction lift slab construction light frame construction pole construction
The fabrication, erection or installation of a stationary air emissions source or modification of such source APC Rule 1200-3-2- 01
an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document; of trying to find it's meaning Whether it is a contract or a statute, there are times when a phrase may be unclear or have several possible meanings Then, either lawyers or judges must attempt to interpret or "construct" the probable aim and purpose of the phrase, by extrapolating from other parts of the document or, in the case of statutes, referring to rules of interpretation, or the Interpretation Act which gives legal construction guidelines Generally, there are several types of construction methods including: literal (strict) or liberal
A type of element that is placed as a guideline from which to compose actual elements in a design
the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
The construction of something such as a system is the creation of it. the construction of a just system of criminal justice. = creation
The action required to complete a model starting with no more prefabrication than the amount used in the average kit Model rockets that are completely prefabricated and require only a few minutes of unskilled effort for their completion, or in which many normally separate pieces are pre-assembled are not considered to require construction One-piece plastic fin units are not prohibited per se, but as such depend on the of prefabrication of the rest of the model