formwork
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[edit]Noun
[edit]formwork (usually uncountable, plural formworks)
- (construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.
- Synonym: shuttering (chiefly British)
- 2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 35:
- The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.
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[edit]used in construction
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Further reading
[edit]- formwork on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “formwork”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “formwork”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “formwork”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “formwork”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024