| Pronunciation: | | 'soopur`strukchur
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[n] structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck |
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SUPERSTRUCTURE is a 14 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | construction, deck-house, ship, structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Su`per*struc"ture\, n. [Cf. F. superstructure.]
1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else;
that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp.
(Arch.), all that part of a building above the basement.
Also used figuratively.
You have added to your natural endowments the
superstructure of study. --Dryden.
2. (Railway Engin.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in
distinction from the roadbed.
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