shoring

noun

shor·​ing ˈshȯr-iŋ 

1

: the act of supporting with or as if with a prop

2

: a system or group of shores

Examples of shoring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mamdani said temporary shoring and beams were installed on floors 18 through 23 of the building, and additional supports will be added throughout the day as crews make their way to the roof and down to the ninth floor. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Emergency shoring was installed from the 18th through 23rd floors, including structural steel shoring columns on the 21st and 22nd floors, and light-duty shoring posts on four other floors, the DOB said on Wednesday. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Contractors can move forward with installation of temporary shoring on the under-construction New York City high-rise after columns buckled inside. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Fire crews determined no shoring was needed and began clearing the scene. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shoring

• boring
• coring
• flooring
• poring
• pouring
• roaring
• scoring
• snoring
• soaring
• storing
• warring
• whoring

Kids Definition

shoring

noun

shor·​ing

ˈshōr-iŋ, 

ˈshȯr-

: a group of things that shore something up