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Definition of scaffolding noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scaffolding

noun
 
/ˈskæfəldɪŋ/
 
/ˈskæfəldɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. poles and boards that are joined together to make a structure for workers to stand on when they are working high up on the outside wall of a building
    • The statue is currently surrounded by scaffolding.
    • scaffolding poles
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scaffolding
    • erect
    • put up
    • remove
    scaffolding + noun
    • pole
    preposition
    • on the scaffolding
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See scaffolding in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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