appurtenant

/ɐpˈɜːtənənt/

[adjective]

appurtenant

[ADJECTIVE]

relating or belonging to something bigger or more important, like lifestyles, structures, systems, etc.

synonyms : accessory

Examples

1. While work on the appurtenant features of the Boulder Canyon project was in progress, an uninterrupted stream of concrete had been pouring into the forms of the dam from both mixing plants.

2. Meanwhile, progress had been made in the erection of the structures appurtenant to the dam itself.

3. Sand and gravel for the four and one-half million cubic yards of concrete required for the construction of the dam and its appurtenant works were obtained from a detrital deposit located on the Arizona side of the river some twelve miles upstream from the dam site.

4. The three selected sands were then recombined into a uniform mixture to meet specifications for the concrete to be used in the dam and the appurtenant structures of the project.