erected

[ ih-rek-tid ]

adjective

1. having been built:

   We crossed the river on a newly erected bridge and soon arrived at the intersection of two major trails.

2. having been raised or directed upward, or set in an upright or vertical position:

   Simply attach the door hinges to the erected walls and install the door.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of erect ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-e·rect·ed adjective
• un·e·rect·ed adjective
• well-e·rect·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of erected¹

erect ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Opposition is building against San Diego’s dream of erecting a $5 billion pipeline to the Colorado River in the name of resource independence.

From Voice of San Diego

Publishers will encourage users to opt-in through engaging content and other special access, while other publishers will erect paywalls.

From Digiday

Haunted by Russia’s brazen effort to meddle in the last election, federal and state officials have erected what they believe are formidable barriers to thwart cyber-attacks ahead of Tuesday’s presidential vote.

From Fortune

Grocery stores, salons, restaurants, nursing homes, and even offices across the country have newfound use for plexiglass, erecting transparent barriers between groups of people as a preventative measure against the coronavirus.

From Vox

However, the optics of erecting the enclosures to distance wealthy diners from homeless people in the neighborhood did not sit well with many advocates in the city.

From Eater

Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.

From The Daily Beast

The glass-enclosed elevator that I take shows another building being erected, with a great derrick and all.

From The Daily Beast

Other buildings have since been erected and then torn down or sold.

From The Daily Beast

Nearby, the Hamas deputy information minister, Ehab al Hussain, sits in a memorial tent erected for those killed in the fighting.

From The Daily Beast

The prohibition was erected for good reason:  to prevent the religious wars that wracked Europe in the previous century.

From The Daily Beast

Close to the wagon in which our hero lay the natives had erected a temporary hut of grass, about six feet high.

From Project Gutenberg

A vast number are now being erected, and no other engine is erected where these are known.

From Project Gutenberg

I have erected above 100 steam-engines on this principle, but never met with one accident or complaint against them.

From Project Gutenberg

The last engine I erected was about three weeks since, for a farmer that kept four horses and two drivers.

From Project Gutenberg

In the spring of the following year a somewhat similar engine was erected in London.

From Project Gutenberg