superstructure

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Photos shared by the Royal Thai Navy showed heavy black smoke billowing from the hull and superstructure of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The race to dominate artificial intelligence has created a financial superstructure of eye-watering corporate valuations, massive capital-expenditure plans, risky Wall Street trades and convoluted debt deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Butler said they believe the vehicles with the other victims are “encased in the superstructure and concrete that we tragically saw come down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

They are now using sonar scans and believe that vehicles that may contain other bodies are "encased in superstructure and concrete" that came down from the bridge, an official said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

I did, raising my eyes to the tall superstructure of the big boat where a U.S. flag was waving.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac