History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
beam

a long piece of wood etc used in building etc

length of material used as support

frame

a border in which a picture, photograph, window or door is enclosed or set

skeleton, casing

lintel

a horizontal piece of wood or stone forming the top of the frame of a door or window

length of material used as support

platform

a flat area built at a higher level than the railway line in a train station

stand or stage

rafter

one of the sloping beams of a roof

beam

scaffold

a structure put up for workers round a building which is being built or prepared; a platform on which criminals are executed

stage

skeleton

the bony framework of an animal body; an outline, plan etc to which details are to be added

structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object

SCAFFOLDING as in Wiktionary
SCAFFOLDING as in Wikipedia