1 [C] if a man has an erection, his PENIS is hard and upright because he is sexually excited:
to get / have an erection
2 [U] (formal) the act of building sth or putting it in an upright position:
the erection of temporary scaffolding around the building site
3 [C] (formal) a structure or building, especially a large one:
The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for erection is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is erection a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, erection is tagged as noun.
Does erection appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — erection appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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