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

Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

AFP journalists at Granadilla saw white tents erected along the quay and that the police, some in protective medical suits, had sealed off part of the small industrial port.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

In 2024, a blue plaque was erected in Arnold Grove in Wavertree.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Particularly strong defences were erected around the home.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari