cribwork
/ˈkrɪbˌwɜrk/
noun
- A framework of heavy timbers or logs, often filled with stones, used to support a structure or to form a foundation in water or soft ground.
- Workers assembled a cribwork foundation to support the new dock along the river.
- The old mine entrance was reinforced with cribwork to prevent collapse.
- The bridge was built on a cribwork of logs to keep it stable in the marshy soil.
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