scaffolding
/ˈskæfəldɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण स्कैफ़ल्डिंग
मचान, पाड़, बल्लियों का ढाँचा
Core word
noun
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[U]
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
मचान, पाड़, बल्लियों का ढाँचा
- The old temple is covered in scaffolding while it is being repaired.
- Bamboo scaffolding is still common on building sites in India.
- The scaffolding will be taken down once the paint is dry.
+ 2 more examples
- Metal scaffolding surrounded the tall building.
- They put up scaffolding around the school before repairing the roof.
◇Word family
scaffold noun
?Which word?
Do not confuse scaffolding (the frame of poles that builders stand on) and scaffold (also a platform on which criminals were executed in the past).
Scaffolding (बल्लियों का वह ढाँचा जिस पर मज़दूर खड़े होते हैं, मचान) और scaffold (जिसका एक अर्थ वह मंच भी है जिस पर पहले अपराधियों को फाँसी दी जाती थी) में भ्रम न करें।