superstructure
Example Sentences
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Both had suffered severe damage to the superstructure, where the bridge and crew quarters are located.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
As of end-2025, contracts for superstructure work for Changi Airport Terminal 5 and Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort 2 haven’t been tendered or awarded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 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
Thirty passengers had to be rescued from the Virginia V, one of the last of the city’s historic Mosquito Fleet, when she smashed into a wharf and her superstructure was crushed.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
