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scaffold

noun

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as in platform

a raised flat surface Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

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Recent Examples on the Web When that was done, the scaffolds with the fungal mycelia and electrodes were shielded from vibrations and magnetic interference and installed in two robots: a walking one resembling a starfish, and a more standard four-wheeled rover. —

Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024 Remove all other side branches and cut the central leader back just above the topmost scaffold. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024 The production was fairly simple by modern pop tour standards: a pair of video screens, a three-story scaffold in back and a basic runway out front, under which sat a fenced cage. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2024 This is also true with young trees, which should bounce back quickly if the central leader is intact and some scaffold branches remain. —

Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scaffold

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