an arrangement of wooden boards, bolts, etc, used to shape reinforced concrete while it is setting
Also called (esp Brit): shuttering
formwork in American English
(ˈfɔrmˌwɜːrk)
noun
the structure of boards, bolts, etc., composing a form for poured-concrete or rammed-earthconstruction
Word origin
[1915–20; form + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, camouflage, soviet, stockpile, supernationalism
Examples of 'formwork' in a sentence
formwork
When you take the formwork down, it's a moment of elation or head-in-hands time.