bottoming

/ (ˈbɒtəmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure

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How to use bottoming in a sentence

  • While concealed, he astonished his good protectress by his ingenuity in bottoming chairs with cane.

  • Oh, to show this, a priori, by bottoming it in all our faculties and by experience of touching examples!

    Anima Poet | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • The discovery of the perforated substance used for bottoming chairs and for other purposes has made its inventor a millionaire.

  • What do you say to having a couple of the sailors with guns to keep us company while the rest are new-bottoming that brig?

    The Ocean Cat's Paw | George Manville Fenn
  • "Ought to be near bottoming, Potch," Roy remarked one day towards the end of the three weeks.

    The Black Opal | Katharine Susannah Prichard