'Stylobate' definitions:

Definition of 'Stylobate'

From: GCIDE

Stylobate \Sty"lo*bate\ (st[imac]"l[-o]*b[asl]t), n. [L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr. styloba`ths; sty^los a pillar + ba`ths one that treads, fr. bai`nein to go.] (Arch.) The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base. [1913 Webster]