scaffolding
11scaffolding — /skaf euhl ding, ohl /, n. 1. a scaffold or system of scaffolds. 2. materials for scaffolds. [1300 50; ME skaf(f)aldyng; see SCAFFOLD, ING1] * * * …
12scaffolding — noun A temporary modular system of metal tubes forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. The framework may also be made of …
13scaffolding — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen: platform, scaffold, stage. See MACHINE …
14scaffolding — scaf|fold|ing [ˈskæfəldıŋ] n [U] a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building …
15scaffolding — scaf|fold|ing [ skæfəldıŋ, skæ,fouldıŋ ] noun uncount poles and boards used for making a scaffold on the outside of a building …
16scaffolding — scaf·fold·ing || skæfÉ™ldɪŋ n. system of temporary platforms used by workmen during construction or repair of a building …
17scaffolding — noun a temporary structure on the outside of a building, made of wooden planks and metal poles, used while building, repairing, or cleaning. ↘the materials used in such a structure …
18scaffolding — n. See scaffold …
19scaffolding — noun (U) poles and boards that are built into a structure for workmen to stand on when they are working next to a high wall on the outside of a building …
20Scaffolding — The temporary wooden frame work built next to a wall to support both workers and materials …