substructure
/ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃər/
noun
- The underlying foundation or supporting part of a building, bridge, or other structure.
- Before building the house, workers must complete the concrete substructure.
- The ancient temple's substructure was made of massive stone blocks.
- The substructure of the bridge includes the piers and abutments that hold it up.
- The basic, often hidden, system or set of ideas that supports something more complex.
- We need to understand the substructure of the argument before we can debate it.
- The economic substructure of a society influences its laws and culture.
- The company's success rests on a solid substructure of efficient logistics.
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