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What is a superstructure?

What is a superstructure? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).
  2. Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis.
  3. All that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.
  4. (Britain) (railroad) The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.
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A stone construction with a wooden superstructure, the bridge houses 64 shops.
A big pufferfish lurked in there and I took its portrait before making my way up to the superstructure, still in the lee of the current.
A typical present-day covered bridge has a flooring dead load equal to approximately one third of the total weight of the bridge superstructure.
The vehicle is protected with an armoured superstructure and fitted with an armoured observation cupola.
The Baynunah corvettes will have a stealthy superstructure and a low draught which allows operation in shallow waters.
The hull, decks and superstructure of these models are constructed of fiberglass composites using chopped strand and woven fiberglass fabrics.

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