erection
n. C / Un. the act of building a large structure like a bridge or a tower. It can also mean when a part of the body becomes firm and stands up.
n. the act of constructing or setting up a structure; also refers to the physiological state of a body part becoming rigid and upright, typically due to increased blood flow.
The erection of the new stadium took two years.
The rapid erection of temporary housing was necessary to accommodate the families displaced by the flood.
Historians often debate the engineering methods used in the erection of the Great Pyramids, as the sheer scale of the stones suggests a level of technology far beyond their era.
Borrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnis, noun of action from perfect passive participle ērectus, from verb erigō, from prefix ē- (“out of”) + regō, + action suffix -iō.
Uncountable when referring to the general process of building; countable when referring to a specific instance or the physiological state.