scaffolding

noun

scaf·fold·ing | \ ˈska-fəl-diŋ

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Definition of scaffolding

: a system of scaffolds also : material for scaffolds

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Instead of complying with an order to stop, Neal allegedly hit the gas and drove onto the sidewalk, slamming into a pedestrian and pinning him against scaffolding in front of the Tenderloin Police Station. — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, "Driver in San Francisco rampage was on depressants, DA says," 3 June 2019 In their paper, Kaplan and his colleagues point to mushroom chitosan, a fibrous material found in the cell wall of mushrooms, as one potential scaffolding material. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Tired: Eating Bugs. Wired: Eating Bug Meat Grown in a Lab," 3 June 2019 The Anglo-Saxons covered Stonehenge with filthy scaffolding for 350 years. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "Skip the Selfie and Run: Busy Locales Get Tough With Tourists," 31 May 2018 Their model proposal envisions a kind of open scaffolding into which, once the cars are gone, pod-like living units can be inserted. — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, "‘The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility’ Review: Future Imperfect," 10 Jan. 2019 The divisions are the scaffolding for a deeply partisan reception to whatever the investigation finds. — Emily Guskin, Washington Post, "Trump is battling Mueller investigation to a draw in court of public opinion," 12 July 2018 Today, New York’s ever-present sidewalk scaffolding is her most visible legacy. — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, "Columbia University Is Cited for a Cracked Building Facade, Inviting Memories of a 1979 Death," 4 June 2018 The exterior was covered in scaffolding–which is not great for photos. — Allix Cott, Harper's BAZAAR, "Taking Vows in Venice: Emily & Robert’s Chic Italian Nuptials," 9 June 2017 Stand-alone scaffolding and an idle cherry picker, essential construction tools in Barlow’s practice, hardly look out of place in this artistic junkyard. — Natalia Rachlin, WSJ, "Phyllida Barlow’s Supersize Sculptures Will Soon Arrive in New York," 9 Oct. 2018

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scaffolding

noun

English Language Learners Definition of scaffolding

: the metal poles and wooden boards that are used to build or support a scaffold (sense 1)

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