Substructure Definition

sŭbstrŭkchər
substructures
noun
substructures
A part or structure acting as a support, base, or foundation.
Webster's New World
The earth bank or bed supporting railroad tracks.
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Other Word Forms of Substructure

Noun

Singular:
substructure
Plural:
substructures

Substructure Sentence Examples

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

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

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

  • The substructure which supported the platforms on which the dwellings were placed was most frequently of piles driven into the bottom of the lake.

  • In a bridge there may be distinguished the superstructure and the substructure.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

EREURE

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With S12 Letter Words Ending With E