timbering
Americannoun
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timbers collectively
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work made of timber
Etymology
Origin of timbering
First recorded in 1125–75, timbering is from the Middle English word timbrung. See timber, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Timbering was shattered, the ventilating system dam aged, and there was blackdamp as well as thick, choking coal smoke inside.
From Time Magazine Archive
Timbering was used for a short distance, and then the heading and bench were narrowed to 18 ft., and steam-shovel excavation was abandoned.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158 by Brace, James H.
Methods of Supporting Excavation Timbering; filling with waste; filling with broken ore; pillars of ore; artificial pillars; caving system.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert
Timbering, where required, was of the usual segmental form with outside lagging, as shown in several of the photographs.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by Lavis, F.
Timbering was required for a depth of only 10 ft. below the surface of the ground.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158 by Brace, James H.
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