SUBSTRUCTION
Etymology
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*struc"tion, n. Etym: [L. substructio, fr. substruere, substructum, to build beneath; sub under + struere to build.] (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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