superstructure

/ˌsupərˈstrʌktʃər/
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Other forms: superstructures

Definitions of superstructure
  1. noun
    structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
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    types:
    deck-house
    a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
    type of:
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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