Underbuilding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underbuilding is a noun meaning A substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
Meaning
A substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- underbuildings
Synonyms for underbuilding
Depending on context, synonyms include substruction, groundwork.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include substruction, foundation, infrastructure, underpinning, base, basis.
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