falsework

English

falsework for a bridge (1925)

Etymology

false +‎ work

Noun

falsework (usually uncountable, plural falseworks)

1. (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.
2. (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

temporary framework used in building arches

• German: Lehrgerüst (de) n, Schalung (de) f
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temporary frame to support a building under construction

• German: Stützgerüst n, Unterstützung (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• falsework on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• leafworks