1. A reference to the part of a building or construction that is entirely above its foundation or basement.
2. Descriptive of the overlying framework or features of an organization, an institution, or a system, which is built or superimposed on a more fundamental base.
3. Referring to that part of a bridge which rests on piers and abutments.

1. A reference to parts of a building or construction that is entirely above its foundation or basement.
2. A descriptive term for physical or conceptual structures extended or developed from basic forms.
3. Related to the parts of a ship's structure that is above the main deck.