Scaffolding consists of poles and boards made into a temporary framework that is used by workers when they are painting, repairing, or building high parts of a building, usually outside.
scaffolding in British English
(ˈskæfəldɪŋ)
noun
1.
a scaffold or system of scaffolds
2.
the building materials used to make scaffolds
scaffolding in American English
(ˈskæfəldəldɪŋ; ˈskæfˌoʊldəldɪŋ)
noun
1.
the poles, planks, etc. that form a scaffold
2.
a scaffold or system of scaffolds
Examples of 'scaffolding' in a sentence
scaffolding
At one point they feared that it would need external scaffolding.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This involved some building work and scaffolding.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The monkeys squabble on the erected scaffolding.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He also said that he could see no justification for the scaffolding having been erected in the way that it was.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Their bras alone would need scaffolding.
The Sun (2011)
Nowadays they need proper industrial scaffolding.
The Sun (2010)
Eight scaled scaffolding outside the building.
The Sun (2012)
The answer is that these industrial gums provide the scaffolding for commercial gluten-free processed foods.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We journeyed past rows of rickety buildings with bamboo scaffolding and lines of washing before arriving in the modern part of the city.
Peter McEvoy For Love or Money (2006)
Firms are sponsoring the scaffolding on buildings undergoing restoration, then exploiting a legal loophole allowing advertising to be hung from the structure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nearby landlords, meanwhile, took the opportunity to erect scaffolding on their roofs so the wealthier viewer could get a better look.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
scaffolding
British English: scaffolding /ˈskæfəldɪŋ/ NOUN
Scaffolding is a temporary framework of poles and boards that is used by workmen to stand on while they are working on the outside structure of a building.