falsework
/fawls-wurk/US // ˈfɔlsˌwɜrk //UK // (ˈfɔːlsˌwɜːk) //
虚假的工作,虚伪的工作,伪装工作,伪装
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
Examples
Within a great cage of falsework Marie Louise could see the 178 ship that Davidge had dedicated to his mother.
The rebuilder of bridges works like the original builder—with plentiful falsework.
The new span was then in place, and the old one—ready to be dismantled—stood on falsework at the side.
The falsework was rapidly removed and the sustaining framework was painted with opaque varnish to render it plainly visible.
When the steel—the trusses—is up and riveted, then away with the falsework.
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