A foundation. literal and figurative. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > foundation(s) (35) staddlea900 A foundation. literal and figurative. Obsolete. ground-stathelnessa1300 foundations. foundation1398 The solid ground or base (natural or built up) on which an edifice or other structure is erected; also, the lowest part of a building, usually… groundsel1433 A timber serving as a foundation to carry a superstructure, esp. a wooden building; the lowest member of a wooden framework; a ground-plate; hence… ground-pinning1448 underpinning. underpinning1538 The materials or structure used for giving support to a building from beneath. groundworka1557 The solid base on which an edifice or other structure is built; foundation. Now rare. footing1611 Architecture. A projecting course at the base of a wall or other structure that acts as a reinforced foundation; the reinforced base or foundation… substruction1624 Architecture. The foundations or substructure of a building or other construction, esp. (in classical architecture) a substructure which raises… under-filling1624 Architecture. (Stressed ˈunder-ˌfilling.) The under-structure of a building. substructure1726 Architecture. The lower or supporting part of a building or other construction; (sometimes) spec. the foundations. found1818 = foundation, n.; see also quot. 1846. pinninga1825 Building. English regional. = underpinning, n. 2a. Obsolete. rare. well1832 A shaft or pit bored or dug in the ground for a specific purpose. Civil Engineering. A hollow cylinder or shaft of masonry sunk and filled in with… soling1838 A sole or foundation laid down in the making of roads over boggy or marshy ground. masonite1840 A variety of chloritoid found in Rhode Island. ground-statheling- = ground-stathelness n. Subcategories:— of shaft or well (1) — chest used in laying underwater foundations (2) — pile(s) (15) |
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