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Fundamentplatte

foundation slab

noun foon-dah-MENT-plat-eh Rare

Also means

raft foundation

Usage Note

Fundamentplatte is a reinforced concrete slab poured over the entire footprint of a building to distribute the load; preferred on weak or uneven ground instead of individual strip foundations.

Examples

"Das Einfamilienhaus wurde auf einer 30 Zentimeter starken Fundamentplatte errichtet."

Natural Translation

The detached house was built on a 30-centimetre thick foundation slab.

Literal Translation

The single-family-house was on a 30-centimetre thick foundation-slab erected.

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