shoring
shoring · shorings
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Abstützung, Verbau
Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from…Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
US/ʃˈɔɹɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
Abstützung, Verbau
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More definitions
- the act of propping up with shores
- a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
Translations
3 languagesРусский
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temporary bracing used to prevent collapse:
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temporary bracing used to prevent collapse:
Forms
plural: shoringsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of propping up with shores:shoring uppropping up
- a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support:shore
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedreshoring
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable