Definitions for subgrade

subgrade sub·grade

Spelling: [suhb-greyd]
IPA: /ˈsʌbˌgreɪd/

Subgrade is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 438 anagrams from letters in subgrade (abdegrsu).

Definitions for subgrade

noun

  1. the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.

adjective

  1. beneath the finished ground level of a project.

Origin of subgrade

First recorded in 1895-1900; sub- + grade

Examples for subgrade

The side-walls and subgrade electric conduits were water-proofed with felt and pitch.

In the subgrade telephone and telegraph ducts east of the Manhattan Shaft, much trouble was caused by grout in the ducts.

The pavement laid was bitulithic and the subgrade was an old macadam road built by the County.

Some engineers advocate that in preparing the subgrade, the earth be thoroughly rolled; others prefer not to roll the subgrade.

When the work was finished, a subgrade reversed-grade drain carried the water to the shaft sump by gravity.

In each grade and subgrade date of commission, appointment, or warrant determines the order of precedence.

Word Value for subgrade
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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