subbase

noun

sub·​base ˈsəb-ˌbās How to pronounce subbase (audio)
: underlying support placed below what is normally construed as a base: such as
a
: the lowest member horizontally of an architectural base or of a baseboard or pedestal
b
: pervious fill (such as crushed stone) placed under a roadbed

Examples of subbase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is called the subbase, or unbound aggregate base. Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024 According to the audit, streets are constructed in four levels — surface, base, subbase and subgrade — so a resurfaced road would not necessarily cure a flawed subgrade. Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subbase was in 1667

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“Subbase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subbase. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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