Definition of scaffolding
:a system of scaffolds;
also
:material for scaffolds
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During the repair work, scaffolding will obscure parts of the tower, and the clock faces will be covered at times — though at least one face will always be visible.
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The team then used a solution to strip the cells from the tissues, leaving behind a the scaffolding material of collagen proteins and carbohydrates.
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The sentiment of worker solidarity is also reflected in Sean Fanning’s deceptively simple set, whose rough scaffolding suggests not only laborers’ toils but the sense of a story still very much under construction.
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Or maybe, given the scaffolding outside the store, it was just taken down to accommodate some construction going on.
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In a recent photo in front of India's Taj Mahal, the scaffolding that has been present since 2008 is completely MIA, as are any other tourists.
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In a recent photo in front of India's Taj Mahal, the scaffolding that has been present since 2008 is completely MIA, as are any other tourists.
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The prop that caught fire was lifted on scaffolding near vents, Carrier said, so the smoke was able to escape, and the building received only smoke damage.
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At the Hotel W on Chestnut Street, workers could be seen lugging materials up four flights of stairs built into scaffolding.
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First Known Use of scaffolding
14th century
SCAFFOLDING Defined for English Language Learners
scaffolding
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Definition of scaffolding for English Language Learners
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: the metal poles and wooden boards that are used to build or support a scaffold (sense 1)
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