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Definition of erection
1a : the state marked by firm turgid form and erect or elevated position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with bloodb : an occurrence of such a state in the penis or clitoris
2 : the act or process of erecting something : construction
3 : something erected
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Examples of erection in a Sentence
the erection of a new apartment building
when it was brand-new, the Eiffel Tower was considered as ugly an erection as Europe had ever seen
Recent Examples of erection from the Web
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Next came construction of a wooden trestle down the center of the pit, followed by the erection of two gantry cranes that spanned the worksite and facilitated movement of heavy loads, particularly concrete.
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William had dreams of starting a steel erection business.
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That waterbody, created upon the erection of a Missouri River dam in 1958, spans the North and South Dakota border and touches both the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations.
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The transplant procedure requires reconnecting tiny blood vessels, nerves, muscles, and the urethra and making sure blood can flow for erections.
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Ducks’ erections are driven by lymphatic, not vascular, pressure, which means that their penises never become stiff.
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Medicare no longer covers male erection vacuum supplies.
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As Ponch, an undercover federal agent investigating corruption in the California Highway Patrol, Mr. Peña struggles to make his character more than a walking erection.
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So, too, for a retreat from globalization: the erection of barriers to trade and the movement of people and ideas more likely than not will be one in which the U.S. almost surely will lose.
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First Known Use of erection
15th century
ERECTION Defined for English Language Learners
erection
playDefinition of erection for English Language Learners
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: the state in which a body part (such as the penis) becomes firm and swollen because of sexual excitement; also : the penis when it is in such a state
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: the act or process of building or erecting something
Medical Dictionary
erection
playMedical Definition of erection
1: the state marked by firm turgid form and erect or elevated position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood
2: an occurrence of erection in the penis or clitoris
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