SUPERSTRUCTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superstructure mean? 

• SUPERSTRUCTURE (noun)
  The noun SUPERSTRUCTURE has 1 sense:

1. structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

  Familiarity information: SUPERSTRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERSTRUCTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("superstructure" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "superstructure"):

deck-house (a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship)

Holonyms ("superstructure" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

 Context examples 

While wood has been used in buildings for millennia, its mechanical properties have not, as yet, measured up to all modern building standards for major superstructures.

(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)