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Webster 1913 Edition
Substruction
Sub-struc′tion
,Noun.
[L.
substructio
, fr. substruere
, substructum
, to build beneath; sub
under + struere
to build.] (Arch.)
Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the natural level of the ground.
It is a magnificent strong building, with a
substruction
very remarkable. Evelyn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Substruction
SUBSTRUC'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
substruction
substruction
English
Noun
substruction (plural substructions)
- (architecture) underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the natural level of the ground
- It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very remarkable. — Evelyn.