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Superstructure

/sˈupəˌrstrʌktʃər/
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(noun) Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).

The workers began to build the superstructure of the high-rise building.
The term superstructure refers to the part of a building above the foundation.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The builders finished the ____ of the skyscraper before they started working on the internal and fine details.

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