scaffold
/ˈskæfoʊld/
noun
- A temporary structure used to support workers and materials during construction, repair, or cleaning of a building.
- Workers erected a scaffold around the old church to repair the roof.
- A metal scaffold stood outside the office building for window washing.
- The painter climbed the scaffold carefully, holding a bucket of paint.
- A raised platform used for executions, such as by hanging or beheading.
- The novel describes the final moments of a prisoner on the scaffold.
- In medieval times, criminals were led to the scaffold in the town square.
- The king ordered a scaffold built for the traitor's execution.
verb
- To provide or support with a scaffold.
- The crew scaffolded the building before starting the masonry work.
- The workers scaffolded the tower to allow safe access to the top.
- They scaffolded the stage to hold the heavy lighting equipment.