construction vs supporting structure

Other hyponyms of construction include airdock, hangar, repair shed, altar, arcade, colonnade, arch, area, balcony, balcony, bascule, boarding, body, bridge, span, building, edifice, building complex, complex, catchment, coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl, colonnade, column, pillar, corner, quoin, cross, deathtrap, defence, defense, defensive structure, door, entablature, erection, establishment, false bottom, floor, level, storey, story, fountain, guide, card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards, housing, living accommodations, lodging, hull, jungle gym, lamination, landing, landing place, lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatory, masonry, memorial, monument, hill, mound, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, divider, partition, platform, weapons platform, porch, post and lintel, prefab, projection, public works, sail, offset, set-back, setoff, shelter, shoebox, sign, signboard, arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium, superstructure, tower, transept, trestlework, vaulting, shipway, slipway, ways, wellhead, wind tunnel, honeycomb, balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise.