shoring
/ʃɔrɪŋ/
noun
- Temporary supports (like beams or props) used to prevent a wall, trench, or building from collapsing during construction or repair.
- Before repairing the old foundation, the crew added steel shoring for safety.
- The workers installed heavy wooden shoring to keep the trench from caving in.
- The building was held up by metal shoring while the lower floors were renovated.
- The act or process of providing temporary support to a structure.
- Proper shoring can prevent accidents during construction.
- The engineer supervised the shoring of the damaged wall.
- Shoring is a critical step before any excavation work begins.
verb
- To support or prop up something temporarily, especially a structure that is weak or under repair.
- They had to shore up the old barn roof before the winter storms.
- The crew shored the leaning fence with wooden posts.
- We need to shore the foundation before we can dig the basement.
- To strengthen or reinforce something, such as an argument, system, or economy, to make it more stable.
- She shored her argument with additional evidence from recent studies.
- The company shored its supply chain by finding backup suppliers.
- The government tried to shore up the failing bank with new funds.
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