The solid base or foundation on which an edifice or other structure is raised. In early use plural in the same sense (cf. foundations). Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > foundations (18) groundc950 The solid base or foundation on which an edifice or other structure is raised. In early use plural in the same sense (cf. foundations). Obsolete. ground-wallc1000 The lower portion of a wall or building: a foundation. Also transferred and figurative. fundamentc1300 The lowest part, bottom, or base of something; esp. the foundation or base of a wall, building, or other structure. Now rare. 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… sole1417 The foundation of a building; the site of a city, etc. Obsolete. rare. paepae1846 In western and central Eastern Polynesia: a raised stone platform extending beneath and around a house or other building; (also) a paved area or… raft1891 Building. A layer of reinforced concrete forming the foundation of a building. raft foundation1895 = sense 5a. Subcategories:— parts of (10) |
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