falsework

American  

[fawls-wurk] / ˈfɔlsˌwɜrk /

noun

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

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falsework British  

/ ˈfɔːlsˌwɜːk /

noun

1. a framework supporting something under construction

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Etymology

Origin of falsework

First recorded in 1870–75; false + work

Example Sentences

Crews will remove temporary steel beams, known as falsework, that were used to support construction of a light-rail overpass.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

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.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2014

It was estimated that approximately 150 tonnes of concrete, 25 tonnes of steel reinforcing bars and four tonnes of falsework all came down in the collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2011

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.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson