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• past participle of erect.
• past tense form of erect.

erected

American  

[ih-rek-tid] / ɪˈrɛk tɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of erect.

Other Word Forms

• self-erected
  adjective
• unerected
  adjective
• well-erected
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of erected

erect ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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erected

Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Stevenage Borough Council said the sign was erected at Fairlands Valley Park, external to stop people outside of the club from "using high-powered model boats" on Millennium Lake.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was built in 1938 by James Dolena, a Russian-born architect who erected a handful of trophy properties across Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Along the boundary with China, Kim's government has erected fences and installed cameras as well as strips of sand that preserve the footprints of anyone who crosses.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

This supervision, recorded on a stela erected seventy years afterward, is the first known example in Yucatan of a Mesoamerican specialty: the chaperoned coronation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann