noun
understructure
Understructure (noun) means the framework that holds something up from beneath, such as a car or a bridge.
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The framework that holds something up from beneath, such as a car or a bridge.
"Four small suspension bridges, complete with towers and cables like those on the span across the East River, are now encased inside the Capitol’s subbasement understructure."
— Kirk Johnson, Strength Renewed, a Grand Old Building Is Back (2008)
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Etymology
Formed from under- and structure.
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What is the meaning of understructure?
"understructure" (noun) means the framework that holds something up from beneath, such as a car or a bridge.
What is another word for understructure?
Other words for "understructure" include base, groundwork, foundation, substructure, foot, fundament.
