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falsework
[ fawls-wurk ]
noun
- framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
falsework
/ ˈfɔːlsˌwɜːk /
noun
- a framework supporting something under construction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falsework1
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Example Sentences
Within a great cage of falsework Marie Louise could see the 178 ship that Davidge had dedicated to his mother.
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The rebuilder of bridges works like the original builder—with plentiful falsework.
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The new span was then in place, and the old one—ready to be dismantled—stood on falsework at the side.
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The falsework was rapidly removed and the sustaining framework was painted with opaque varnish to render it plainly visible.
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When the steel—the trusses—is up and riveted, then away with the falsework.
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