underbuilding

underbuilding

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.


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  • Underbuilding — Un der*build ing, n. Same as {Substruction}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underbuilding — n. * * * …   Universalium

  • underbuilding — v. build too little, build less than what is needed, not construct enough …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underbuilding — n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Substruction — Sub*struc tion, n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underbuild — v., underbuilt, underbuilding. * * * …   Universalium

  • foundation — noun /faʊ̯nˈdei̯ʃn̩/ a) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty. b) That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is… …   Wiktionary

  • substructure — noun a) The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation); underbuilding. b) The earth or …   Wiktionary

  • base — Synonyms and related words: CP, GHQ, HQ, Mickey Mouse, abhorrent, abject, abominable, acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anchor, angle, anion, antacid, antecedents, arrant, atom, atrocious, awful, background, bad, baluster,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • basement — Synonyms and related words: WC, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, backhouse, bank, base, baseboard, basis, bathroom, bay, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, bottom, box, bunker, buttery, can, cargo dock, cellar …   Moby Thesaurus

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