subgrade
/ˈsʌbɡreɪd/noun
1A subsidiary or subordinate grade; a secondary gradation; a grade within a grade.
2 Civil Engin. In the construction of roads and other flat load-bearing surfaces: the layer (typically the prepared natural ground) lying immediately beneath the foundations.
Origin
Late 18th century. From sub- + grade.
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