SUPERSTRUCTURES

Noun

superstructures

plural of superstructure

Source: Wiktionary


SUPERSTRUCTURE

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



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