Definition of "constructional"

What mortal conception of constructional power and grace can equal the gothic cathedral of the middle age, in which we see a proportion and a delicacy . .

1862, Alexander Penrose Forbes, Sermons on the grace of God and other cognate subjects

No other constructional features projecting from the walls occur in any of these buildings, with the single exception of buttresses

1869 The universal decorator

To keep constructional costs to a minimum track formations were narrower than is now customary, many tunnels were unlined, timber was largely used for bridging, and 85 lb. per yd. rails were regarded as adequate.

1941 March, “Notes and News: Modernising a Main Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 133

The bodywork employs, where possible, the same constructional methods as for the standard B.R. coaching stock, in order to utilise existing jigs and press tools.

1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125

After some quite speedy constructional work the line was opened to traffic on January 2, 1865.

1961 October, ""Voyageur"", “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 598