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Undercroft - An undercroft is a subterranean room of any kind but especially one under a church, or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.
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Underpinning - Underpinning refers to the material and construction used for the support of a building introduced beneath a wall which has already been constructed. The term is also applied to the foundation, especially of a frame house.
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