Category:Substruction

Sub*struc"tion, n. Etym: [l. substructio, fr. substruere, Substructum, to build beneath; sub under + struere to build.] (arch.)

Defn: underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure Intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the Natural level of the ground. It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very Remarkable. Evelyn.