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# erection

noun (erection, erections)

«erection» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#m1)
2. (formal) An erection can be a building or structure itself, especially one that is not liked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#m2)
3. (adult, body word) a word grown-ups use about the body; not for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and building topics, it is a formal word for putting something up: «the erection of a wall», «the erection of the statue in 1890». Everyday speech usually says «putting up» or «building». Phrases: «the erection of a monument», «erection of scaffolding».

### Examples

- The erection of the new bridge took two years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x1)
- Workers began the erection of the tents for the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x2)
- A sign announced the erection of a statue in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x3)
- The erection of the castle walls kept invaders out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x4)
- Planning permission is needed for the erection of a garden wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x5)
- The erection of scaffolding blocked the pavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x6)
- \[28\] This great work of antiquity was destroyed by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, B.C. 256. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/#x7)

### Note

Formal; from the verb «erect» (to build, put up). In everyday writing, prefer «building» or «putting up» to avoid giggles. Countable when it means a structure.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «erection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erection/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«erection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/erection.html) on Mova free.