underbed

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ bed.

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Noun

underbed (plural underbeds)

  1. An underlying base that supports a bed or foundation.
    • 1886, Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report (issue 1, page 182)
      It has an underbed of slate and a cover of hard shales which contains seams of sandstone and form a bluff.
    • 2011, H. Leslie Simmons, Olin's Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods, page 771:
      An underbed is necessary in unbonded cementitious installations and may be required in some bonded ones.