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floating foundation

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noun

  1. a foundation used in yielding soil, having for its footing a raft tending to displace a weight greater than that of the building.


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Once complete, this grillage of steel would be filled and covered with Portland cement to produce a broad, rigid raft that Root called a floating foundation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

As yet, however, the visible limits of their floating foundation had not been sufficiently reduced to attract the attention of the females; and the young man said nothing on the subject.

From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper

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