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falsework

[ fawls-wurk ]

noun

  1. framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.


falsework

/ ˈɔːˌɜː /

noun

  1. a framework supporting something under construction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of falsework1

First recorded in 1870–75; false + work
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Crews will remove temporary steel beams, known as falsework, that were used to support construction of a light-rail overpass.

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Crews will remove tons of temporary wood and steel framing, known as falsework, that they used to shape a new concrete train overpass next to Mountlake Terrace Station.

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It was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.

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In the first week of June 1893 Ferris’s men began prying the last timbers and planks from the falsework that had encased and supported the big wheel during its assembly.

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Engineers examined the bridge and removed damaged falsework, which will need future repairs, said California Highway Patrol Officer Marcelo Llerena.

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