Substructure meaning

sŭb'strŭk'chər
The supporting part of a structure; the foundation.
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A part or structure acting as a support, base, or foundation.
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The earth bank or bed supporting railroad tracks.
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The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation); underbuilding.
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The earth or gravel that railway sleepers are embedded in.
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Substructure Sentence Examples

  • The Temple of Zeus, south of the Pelopium, stood on a high substructure with three steps.

  • The substructure was excavated in 188 3 by F.

  • The outline of the ancient theatre can be traced in the Piazza delle Grazie, and some of its substructure walls are preserved.

  • We then descend to the second terrace, in the centre of which the substructure of the great second temple was revealed, together with so much of the walls, as well as the several architectural members forming the superstructure, that it has been possible for E.

  • The place usually assigned to it is occupied by the vaulted substructure of the dormitory (Z).

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