substructurenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌbˌstrʌk.tʃər/us/ˈsʌbˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/a firm structure that supports something built on top of it:
The explosion damaged the bridge, but the substructure remained intact.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Frames & structures
- anatomy
- armature
- assembly
- bezel
- carcass
- clothes hanger
- clothes horse
- coat hanger
- construction
- frame
- framework
- gantry
- hanger
- honeycomb
- infrastructure
- shell
- skeleton
- stand
- structural
- structure
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