UNDERSTRUCTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does understructure mean? 

• UNDERSTRUCTURE (noun)
  The noun UNDERSTRUCTURE has 1 sense:

1. lowest support of a structure

  Familiarity information: UNDERSTRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERSTRUCTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lowest support of a structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

base; foot; foundation; fundament; groundwork; substructure; understructure

Context example:

he stood at the foot of the tower

Hypernyms ("understructure" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "understructure"):

bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)

mat; raft; raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)

Holonyms ("understructure" is a part of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)