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• airdock, hangar, repair shed go
  a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
  
• altar go
  a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
  
• arcade, colonnade go
  a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
  
• arch go
  (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
  
• area go
  a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
  
• balcony go
  a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
  
• balcony go
  an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
  
• bascule go
  a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
  
• boarding go
  a structure of boards
  
• body go
  the external structure of a vehicle
  
• span, bridge go
  a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
  
• building, edifice go
  a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  
• building complex, complex go
  a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
  
• catchment go
  a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
  
• spiral, coil, volute, whorl, helix go
  a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  
• colonnade go
  structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
  
• column, pillar go
  a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
  
• corner, quoin go
  (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
  
• cross go
  a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
  
• deathtrap go
  any structure that is very unsafe
  
• defense, defence, defensive structure go
  a structure used to defend against attack
  
• door go
  a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
  
• entablature go
  (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
  
• erection go
  a structure that has been erected
  
• establishment go
  a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
  
• false bottom go
  a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
  
• floor, level, storey, story go
  a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
  
• fountain go
  a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
  
• guide go
  a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
  
• house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle go
  an unstable construction with playing cards
  
• lodging, housing, living accommodations go
  structures collectively in which people are housed
  
• hull go
  the frame or body of ship
  
• jungle gym go
  a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
  
• lamination go
  a layered structure
  
• landing, landing place go
  structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
  
• lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory go
  a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
  
• masonry go
  structure built of stone or brick by a mason
  
• memorial, monument go
  a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  
• mound, hill go
  structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
  
• obstruction, impedimenta, obstructor, obstructer, impediment go
  any structure that makes progress difficult
  
• partition, divider go
  a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
  
• platform, weapons platform go
  any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
  
• porch go
  a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
  
• post and lintel go
  a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)
  
• prefab go
  a prefabricated structure
  
• projection go
  any structure that branches out from a central support
  
• public works go
  structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
  
• sail go
  any structure that resembles a sail
  
• set-back, setoff, offset go
  structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
  
• shelter go
  a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  
• shoebox go
  a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
  
• signboard, sign go
  structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
  
• bowl, arena, stadium, sports stadium go
  a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
  
• superstructure go
  structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
  
• supporting structure go
  a structure that serves to support something
  
• tower go
  a structure taller than its diameter
  
• transept go
  structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church
  
• trestlework go
  a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles
  
• vaulting go
  (architecture) a vaulted structure
  
• shipway, ways, slipway go
  structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
  
• wellhead go
  a structure built over a well
  
• wind tunnel go
  a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft
  
• honeycomb go
  a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
  
• balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise go
  equality of distribution