Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falsework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: false-work
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.

Uncountable

noun

Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Both steel and timber forms were used, supported on a falsework of steel beams erected on the new abutments at each end and on temporary piles which were driven into the river bed at mid-span."
"Each [girder] measuring 38 metres long, they will sit below four steel tripods which will support the falsework and formwork."
"... the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel ... was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework."

Etymology

From false + work.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

falseworks (plural)

Questions

What does falsework mean?: A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
Where does falsework come from?: From false + work.

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