gallows frame


nounMining.

Origin of gallows frame

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby gallows frame

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How to use gallows frame in a sentence

  • The main centre of the beam is supported by a “gallows-frame” of timbers so arranged as to receive all stresses longitudinally.

  • For building walls of some height a gallows frame arrangement or the common braced staging used by masons and carpenters is used.

    Concrete Construction | Halbert P. Gillette