What is another word for scaffolds?

Pronunciation: [skˈafə͡ʊldz] (IPA)

Scaffolds are structures that are used to support workers or materials during construction or repair work. However, there are several synonyms for scaffolds. Some of them include platforms, staging, frameworks, and structures. The word platform refers to a raised surface used as a stage or support base for workers and equipment. Staging, on the other hand, refers to a temporary platform or structure built to support workers during construction or repair work. Frameworks refer to the underlying structure that supports a building, while structure is a more general term used to describe any construction that supports weight. Whatever word you use, it is important to ensure that it provides a clear and concise description of the support structure being used.

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Usage examples for Scaffolds

They cannot be shut up In prison wall, nor put to death on scaffolds!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Emboldened by their success, the hyenas had now drawn nearer, and in a moment more would have made a general charge upon the scaffolds of flesh, and, no doubt, would have succeeded in carrying off a large quantity of it.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
They saw that if the scaffolds were only high enough, the meat might be easily hung so as to be out of reach of the hyenas.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid

Famous quotes with Scaffolds

  • Of all tyrannies of unreason in the modern world, one holds a supremely evil preeminence. It covered the period from the middle of the sixteenth century to the middle of the seventeenthEurope became one broad battlefield,—drenched in human blood and lighted from innumerable scaffolds.The dominant international gospel was that of Machiavelli.
    Andrew Dickson White

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