A structure made of parts joined or fitted together. Any other structure, apparatus, or machine constructed of parts fitted together. Hence: a…

Building, etc. A framework of timber or iron, or both, so constructed as to form a firm support for a superincumbent weight, as that of a roof or…

Open work like the bars of a cage; also figurative.

concrete. Lath-work.

Engineering. A heavy framework of cross-timbering, sometimes resting upon the heads of piles, serving as a foundation for building on watery or…

In various specific uses. A framework consisting of upright (or more or less inclined) pieces with diagonal braces, used to support a bridge or…

a framework composed of a series of trestles (of wood or iron) fastened together, for supporting a bridge or viaduct, esp. on a railway.

A framework of beams usually fixed above the deck and extending the length of the ship, intended to add stability and prevent hogging (see hog, v.1…

work consisting of trusses.

a three-dimensional structural framework designed to behave as an integral unit and to withstand loads applied at any point.

A supporting structure consisting of diagonally intersecting ribs of metal, concrete, etc.