superincumbent

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The ceiling had fallen in, crushed by a great mass of superincumbent earth, and farther progress was utterly impossible.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.

But Sir Gilbert Scott thought that if a bit of the superincumbent stone was raised, some portion of the more ancient monument might exist beneath.

From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

Where water penetrated through the crust, solidification took place in the underlying fluid mass, which enlarging in consequence produced rifts in the superincumbent rocks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Each too had its label of stone superincumbent, and projecting from the brick-work, which might leave the period of construction somewhat doubtful—but the gables decided the fact.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

This, we know, is owing to the weight of the superincumbent atmosphere, there being a heavier burden at the surface than at any height above it.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)