superstructure

su·per·struc·ture  (spr-strkchr)

n.

1. A physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form.

2. The part of a building or other structure above the foundation.

3. The parts of a ship's structure above the main deck.

4. The rails, sleepers, and other parts of a railway.

5. In Marxist theory, the ideologies or institutions of a society as distinct from the basic processes and direct social relations of material production and economics.

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superstructure

Noun

1. any structure or concept built on something else

2. Naut any structure above the main deck of a ship

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

superstructure - structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck deck-house - a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"