What is another word for scaffolding?

Pronunciation: [skˈafə͡ʊldɪŋ] (IPA)

Scaffolding is a term that refers to a temporary structure that is erected to assist in construction. Synonyms for scaffolding include staging, staging area, support, framework, framework of support, and frame. Other words that can be used as a synonym for scaffolding include temporary structure, building blocks, support structure, and work platform. Scaffolding is a crucial component in the construction industry as it provides workers with a safe and secure work area. It provides access to areas that may be difficult to reach and allows workers to safely carry out tasks that require them to be elevated. Synonyms for scaffolding are often used interchangeably to describe the same type of temporary structure.

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  • Independent

    • Noun, singular or mass
      studio.
    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      Involving.

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Usage examples for Scaffolding

He wanted to believe that the incidents that happened in one's life were for a good reason and that they were the iron scaffolding that built up his life into one monumental edifice which would go on and on.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
No doubt her book was not like Hubert's, built up carefully on scientific scaffolding; but still-it had pleased Mr. Alison and it had satisfied a publisher!
"Helena Brett's Career"
Desmond Coke
The scaffolding had been taken down, walls and pillars gleamed in the mirror-like glory of imitation marble, and the splendour of the courtyard beyond made her feel diffident again.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann

Famous quotes with Scaffolding

  • Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.
    Henri Frederic Amiel
  • A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.
    Annie Dillard
  • The architecture of our future is not only unfinished; the scaffolding has hardly gone up.
    George Lamming
  • The Liberal State is a mask behind which there is no face; it is a scaffolding behind which there is no building.
    Benito Mussolini
  • The First World War shook the scaffolding of progress because it was deadly and unexpectedly long: it showed that technology could be two-faced. The war delivered one other insidious attack on the idea of progress by raising a moral question which the believers in progress had taken for granted: had the morality of Europeans improved during the long era of 'progress'?
    Geoffrey Blainey

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