falsework

[ fawls-wurk ]

/ ˈfɔlsˌwɜrk /

noun

framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.

Origin of falsework

First recorded in 1870–75; false + work

Words nearby falsework

falsetto, false vampire, false vocal cord, false vocal cords, false waters, falsework, falsie, falsies, falsifiable, falsification, falsify

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Example sentences from the Web for falsework

It is well also to give the girder molds a camber or to crown them to allow for settling of the falsework.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette
The new span was then in place, and the old one—ready to be dismantled—stood on falsework at the side.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
Within a great cage of falsework Marie Louise could see the 178 ship that Davidge had dedicated to his mother.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
The falsework was rapidly removed and the sustaining framework was painted with opaque varnish to render it plainly visible.
The Skylark of Space|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

When the steel—the trusses—is up and riveted, then away with the falsework.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for falsework

falsework

/ (ˈfɔːlsˌwɜːk) /

noun

a framework supporting something under construction

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单词	falsework
释义	falsework [ fawls-wurk ] / ˈfɔlsˌwɜrk / noun framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself. Origin of falsework First recorded in 1870–75; false + work Words nearby falsework falsetto, false vampire, false vocal cord, false vocal cords, false waters, falsework, falsie, falsies, falsifiable, falsification, falsify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for falsework It is well also to give the girder molds a camber or to crown them to allow for settling of the falsework. Concrete Construction\|Halbert P. Gillette The new span was then in place, and the old one—ready to be dismantled—stood on falsework at the side. The Modern Railroad\|Edward Hungerford Within a great cage of falsework Marie Louise could see the 178 ship that Davidge had dedicated to his mother. The Cup of Fury\|Rupert Hughes The falsework was rapidly removed and the sustaining framework was painted with opaque varnish to render it plainly visible. The Skylark of Space\|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby When the steel—the trusses—is up and riveted, then away with the falsework. The Modern Railroad\|Edward Hungerford British Dictionary definitions for falsework falsework / (ˈfɔːlsˌwɜːk) / noun a framework supporting something under construction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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