superstructure
(noun) structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
superstructure (countable and uncountable, plural superstructures)
(nautical) Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).
Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis.
(sometimes, figurative) All that part of a building above the basement.
(British, railroad) The sleepers and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.
(Marxism) The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.
Antonym: infrastructure
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*struc"ture, n. Etym: [Cf. F. superstructure.]
1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp. (Arch.),
Definition: all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively. You have added to your natural endowments the superstructure of study. Dryden.
2. (Railway Engin.)
Definition: The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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