"underbuilding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underbuildings [plural]
Etymology: From underbuild (“to build beneath, lay a foundation for”), equivalent to underbuild + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|underbuild||to build beneath, lay a foundation for}} underbuild (“to build beneath, lay a foundation for”), {{suffix|en|underbuild|ing}} underbuild + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} underbuilding (plural underbuildings)
  1. A substructure; foundation; infrastructure. Synonyms: substruction, groundwork
    Sense id: en-underbuilding-en-noun-qrxwH2SL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

Inflected forms

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