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Substructure   Listen
noun
Substructure  n.  
1.
(Arch.) Same as Substruction.
2.
An under structure; a foundation; groundwork.





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"Substructure" Quotes from Famous Books



... continuous stream of trains can, therefore, be worked automatically, or managed independently of any guard or driver accompanying the train—in other words, I could arrange a self-acting block for preventing collisions. Next came the question, what would be the best form of substructure for the new mode of conveyance? Suspended rods or ropes, at a considerable height, appeared to me to have great advantages over any road on the level of the ground; the suspended rods also seemed superior to any stiff form of rail or girder supported at a height. ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 • Various


Words linked to "Substructure" :   groundwork, system, understructure, base, foot, construction, support, infrastructure


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