Sub*struc"tion (?), n. [L.
substructio, fr. substruere, substructum, to
build beneath; sub under + struere to build.]
(Arch.) 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.
Sub*struc"tion (?), n. [L.
substructio, fr. substruere, substructum, to
build beneath; sub under + struere to build.]
(Arch.) 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.
