#support.supporting_structure supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
supertype: supporting_structure a structure that serves to support something
subtype: abutment a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
subtype: architrave the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
subtype: basement the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
subtype: buttress__buttressing a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
subtype: flying_buttress__arc-boutant__arcboutant a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
subtype: understructure__foundation__base__fundament__foot__groundwork__substructure lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
subtype: bed.understructure a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
subtype: railroad_bed a bed on which railroad track is laid
subtype: roadbed a bed supporting a road
subtype: raft_foundation a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
subtype: plinth__pedestal__footstall an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
subtype: socle a plain plinth that supports a wall
subtype: prop a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
subtype: pitprop__sprag a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
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