meaning of scaffold
1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc. , for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.
3. An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
4. To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
5. a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
Related Words
scaffold | scaffoldage | scaffolding |
