n. 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
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An underbuilding; a mass of building below another; a foundation.
Word Usage
"Persepolis, raised, for the substruction of their palaces, an immense platform of massive masonry, which is one of the most wonderful monuments of the world's ancient builders."