underbuilding
underbuilding noun: a substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
Noun
underbuilding (plural underbuildings)
- A substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
- It appears from the evidence that although the Dean of Guild authorities considered the defective underbuilding to have been sufficient to warrant the demolition of the wall, it must have otherwise been in a weak and decayed condition.1900, Scotland. Courts, The Scottish law reporter
- The rubble concrete underbuilding has a uniform thickness of 5 feet, where the depth is less than 10 feet, but for greater depths the underbuilding is 6 feet thick at the top.1904, Brysson Cunningham, A treatise on the principles and practice of dock engineering
- Synonyms:
- substruction, groundwork
Synonyms of underbuilding
Forms of underbuilding
| plural | underbuildings |
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Origin of underbuilding
From underbuild (“to build beneath, lay a foundation for”), equivalent to underbuild + -ing.
Questions about underbuilding
- What does underbuilding mean?
- Underbuilding means a substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
- What part of speech is underbuilding?
- Underbuilding is a noun.
- What is the plural of underbuilding?
- The plural of underbuilding is underbuildings.
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