1. a heavy base supporting a statue or column
Usage: architecture
2. a continuous course of stones supporting a wall
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The marble statue stood on a granite plinth in the center of the square.
• Workers carefully positioned the bronze sculpture on its concrete plinth.
• The ancient column’s plinth was decorated with intricate carvings.
• The memorial’s plinth bore an inscription honoring fallen soldiers.
• The building’s plinth provided a solid foundation for the brick walls above.
• Moss had grown over the weathered stone plinth in the old cemetery.