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falsework
falsework
English
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falsework for a bridge (1925)
Noun
falsework (usually uncountable, plural falseworks)
- (engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
- (engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
- 2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, p. 236:
- ... the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel ... was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.
- 2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, p. 236:
Translations
temporary frame to support a building under construction
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