Definition of construction

• the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
• a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"