substructure
Example Sentences
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The roof's entire wooden substructure is also being replaced - as far as possible in an exact replica of what was destroyed.
From BBC
The police are part of the substructure that helps hold up the country’s social hierarchy, its strict delineation of power and privilege that is stubbornly unyielding to money, education and politics.
From Washington Post
Officials say they sped up the work by several years by running multiple design phases simultaneously, including foundation, substructure, superstructure, utility relocation, environmental and aesthetic work.
From Seattle Times
The topping out ceremony, in which the substructure’s final steel beam will be secured, is planned for May.
From Los Angeles Times
The most satisfying biographies are those that help readers understand the motivations of its subject, that reveal the substructure of intriguing public personalities; and Anna is certainly intriguing.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
