Underbuilding
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From underbuild (“to build beneath, lay a foundation for”), equivalent to underbuild + -ing.
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