SCAFFOLD


Meaning of SCAFFOLD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skæfoʊld ]

( scaffolds)

1.

A scaffold was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off.

Moore ascended the scaffold and addressed the executioner.

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2.

A scaffold is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building.

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