superstruct

== English == === Etymology === Latin superstrūctus, past participle of superstruō (“to build upon”); super (“over”) + struō (“to build”). See super- and structure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈstɹʌkt/ === Verb === superstruct (third-person singular simple present superstructs, present participle superstructing, simple past and past participle superstructed) (archaic, chiefly figurative) To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation). === References === “superstruct”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.