falseworkn.
/ˈfɔːlswəːk/, /ˈfɒlswəːk/, U.S. /ˈfɔlsˌwərk/, /ˈfɑlsˌwərk/ A temporary framework or support put up while the main structure is being built and afterwards removed.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > framework > temporary
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1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 824/2 False-works..construction works to enable the erection of the main works.
1930 Engineering 18 Apr. 503/3 All substructure and false work were removed.
1954 Archit. Rev. 116 336 It was decided to..avoid covering the whole interior with falsework.
1958 Times 19 June 10/6 The falsework supporting the unfinished sixth span of the bridge collapsed.
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