falsework
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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, page 236:
- ... the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel ... was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.
Translations[edit]
temporary framework used in building arches
temporary frame to support a building under construction
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