[stahy-luh-beyt] 
| a course of masonry, part of the stereobate, forming the foundation for a colonnade, esp. the outermost colonnade. |
| sty·lo·bate (stī'lə-bāt') n. Architecture The immediate foundation of a row of classical columns. Also called stereobate. [Latin stȳlobata, from Greek stūlobatēs : stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots + bainein, to walk; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.] |