Reconstruction is the process of making a country normal again after a war, for example by making the economy stronger and by replacing buildings that have been damaged.
...America's part in the post-war reconstruction of Germany. [+ of]
Synonyms: rebuilding, reform, restoration, remake More Synonyms of Reconstruction
2. uncountable noun
The reconstruction of a building, structure, or road is the activity of building it again, because ithas been damaged.
Work began on the reconstruction of the road. [+ of]
3. countable noun
The reconstruction of a crime or event is when people try to understand or show exactly what happened, often by acting it out.
Mrs Kerr was too upset to take part in a reconstruction of her ordeal. [+ of]
More Synonyms of Reconstruction
Reconstruction in British English
(ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən)
noun
US history
the period after the Civil War when the South was reorganized and reintegrated into the Union (1865–77)
reconstruction in American English
(ˌrikənˈstrʌkʃən)
noun
1.
a.
the act of reconstructing
b.
something reconstructed
2. [R-]
the process, after the Civil War, of reorganizing the Southern states which had seceded and reestablishing them in the Union
3. [R-]
the period of this (1867-77)
Examples of 'Reconstruction' in a sentence
Reconstruction
Russia is flattening the basic infrastructure needed for postwar reconstruction.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The reconstruction of his country was certainly an unenviable task.
James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)
This documentary uses interviews with crew and dramatic reconstruction to tell the story.
The Sun (2007)
It took two years and two knee reconstructions before she returned.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was a time of postwar reconstruction and civic pride.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both knees have needed reconstruction and last year he was out for four months with hip damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His reconstructions of the buildings enabled a wider engagement with the site beyond the accounts in scholarly journals.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
While aid to affected areas was relatively quick, the process of reconstruction has only just begun.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He oversaw the reconstruction of the country, which involved the rehabilitation of destroyed oilfields.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Using dramatic reconstructions, and interviews this programme follows both victims and bombers.
The Sun (2006)
This film uses interviews, news archives and dramatic reconstruction to tell the story of that surveillance.
The Sun (2012)
The dramatic rescue reconstructions include a hair-raising tale of a man hanging upside down from a plane.
The Sun (2016)
I had to have a total knee reconstruction.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And now they are watching it, thanks to a new service that sends crime reconstructions to their mobile phones using video and cartoons.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He wanted to assist with the reconstruction of postwar France and helped to provide a theoretical framework for the government to rebuild its economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The best scrum half in the world against the Welshman who has rediscovered his top form on this tour since having a knee reconstruction.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A glimpse of the first colony is show in this Reconstruction drawing.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Most have been discovered unintentionally, as a result of workers digging to erect new buildings as part of the extensive reconstruction of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The riches were intended to help fund Japan's postwar reconstruction.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His research interests include libraries and book collections in the Roman world and digital reconstruction of Roman buildings.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
In the process of reconstruction, the trauma story does undergo a transformation, but only in the sense of becoming more present and more real.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
I wanted to know because I'd found the cold-blooded list of war damages Marcel had claimed from the Ministry for Reconstruction.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
Reconstruction is always tougher and more expensive than proper maintenance and replacement on a continuing basis.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
In other languages
reconstruction
British English: reconstruction NOUN
Reconstruction is the process of making a country normal again after a war, for example by making the economy stronger and by replacing buildings that have been damaged.