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erections

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plural of erection

as in structures

something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts when it was brand-new, the Eiffel Tower was considered as ugly an erection as Europe had ever seen

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These synthetic structures abandon uniform grids for messy, sprawling physical networks modeled after leaf vasculature, neural connections, and even the internet.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
But the collision illustrated the additional clearance hazards created by operating these enormous structures in busy ports.

— Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

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